Inside a First Aid Class: Memorable Moments
Hello.
My name is Pauline. I have been working as a First Aid trainer with
the Parent Company for the past couple of years. I am really pleased
to share some of my thoughts and experiences with you to help you to
get a feel for what a class is like and to get the most out of our classes.
I have been asked if I get bored teaching the same subjects over and over again. Well, no actually. So far I haven't. Each class has been a positive experience, hopefully for all concerned. Some of the classes have been more memorable than others for various reasons.
I won't easily forget one of my very first classes. I arrived home afterwards and bent down to untie my shoelaces in front of our hall mirror to realise that my carefully chosen casual but smart shirt was just that in my upright position but on my hands and knees on the floor during the Basic Life Support demonstration must have afforded a fine view of my cleavage each time I bent down. I didn't know whether to be mortified or grateful that the dad who appeared to have a blood pressure problem and issue with concentrating was likely to have been merely embarrassed at my flashing. Sir, I apologise and hope you managed to take something in despite my distractions.
The familiar and comfortable feeling I had as I sipped my tea and nibbled my cake (cut into quarters, no doubt in case I choked before I delivered my session) served to me by a sombre butler at a gorgeous flat in Knightsbridge only reinforced my long-held view that in a previous lifetime my background had not been so humble. It felt sooooooo right.
The session in the tiny flat with the six mums and various babies, sticks out in my memory for two reasons. One, we almost had to sit on each other's laps in order to have space to practice the BLS skills and, two, there was such a fantastic rapport and laughter between those women during the session that I was still laughing myself half way home.
I never know what to expect before each class but they are invariably entertaining, enlightening and empowering for all concerned.
