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Show PHS Students Study Emergency Program Students at Panguitch High School are participating in a unique class, "What to do Until the Ambulance Arrives" a special capsulized course on emergency first aid procedures for high school students. The class is being taught by Sheldon Jackson and Kim Proctor, both experienced emergency medical technicains. Students attend the class during their regular health period for seven to eight days, until the instructors feel they have become sufficiently proficient in the techniques taught. Students saw a film entitled "The Pulse of Life" and are being taught to use cardiopulmonary resuscitation. They worked with "Resusci-Annie", a life-sized manequin designed for use with CPR and a baby sized doll to practice techniques used for infants. They are taught to prioritize treatments at an accident scene, how to evaluate the scene itself and how to evaluate the injuries. They are taught to treat severe bleeding first and then to move to those who have stopped bleeding. They are taught how and under what circumstances to move victims of an accident or injury. The course deals wtih treatment of common emergencies and their control, are taught to administer mouth-to-mouth artificial respiration and to treat sucking wounds of the chest. They are also taught to treat fainting, seizures and convulsions. Treating burns, heat, chemical, electrical and radiation, is also included in the source along with injuries to the head, neck and face and to the eyes. The unusually comprehensive crash course appears to capture the interest of the students who take it very seriously. Each student receives a packet with a manual, separate instruction on artificial respiration and emergency stickers to use on his home telephone. Upon successful completion of the course, each student is awarded a card of certification. |