Yesterday started off with a guest CPR instructor. British gentleman; you may have seen his work before.
Day 2 of WFR was just as intense as Day 1, and I expect the trend to continue. The biggest distinction between WFR and a basic First Aid class is that WFR is training us to keep our heads and respond to unknown situations. Both days so far have included short simulations with unknown patients having unknown ailments. So far, we've simulated respiratory distress, trauma, shock due to dehydration, and even death. (Not only is this a responder class, it's also turning out to be an acting class- makeup and everything.) It's pretty neat how adding the element of the unknown really gets your adrenaline flowing, even without the addition of real blood, real patients, and real problems. It's pretty easy to see how that could have an exponential effect that complicates a real situation. (We'll get to start experiencing that tomorrow with our first big simulation.)
Today is the nervous system and musculoskeletal system, as well as how to get people out of the woods (splinting, moving, backboards, etc). I'm still hopeful that we'll have so much information in us by the end of class that I'll stop seeing everybody as a potential walking disaster. *grin*
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