Save that child!!

I took the "Save that child" class put on by St. John Ambulance today and it was pretty informative. The instructor was a tad spacey and they didn't cover as much material as I'd hoped for related to simple first aid stuff like the uncomplicated bumps and lumps that all kids will get, but I did learn what I specifically really wanted to know - what to do in the case of infant choking. We also covered how to administer CPR to all ages and what to do in case of shock. And how to bandage an arterial wound! Yikes...

Of course, it was hard to keep a straight face at the earnest yet unintentionally comical first aid videos involving good parenting/bad parenting scenarios... It also served to make me feel more protective than ever - and less like leaving Cole in the hands of a babysitter (except you of course Gramma B!), particularly when I had to partner with the only 12 year old kid in the class... Wow and yikes.

I did get a chance to jot down a few notes for things we need to add to our first aid kit, as well as other babyproofing steps that we had better get a move on. And we definitely need an emergency preparedness kit too. Yay - three things I like... Being prepared, (I was a Girl Guide) shopping for supplies and packing things into a kit. A winning combination.