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Curricular and Core Competency Reflection Fitness and Conditioning/Active Living 11/12

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During this week, I got to see various presentations on CPR and substance use. From these presentations, I was able to gain important knowledge that can be used in situations to save lives. During the CPR presentation, I learned that if you attempt CPR on someone who is unconscious, there is no negative result, there can only be a neutral result or a positive result. This means that they can either not wake up, which is neutral as they were not awake before the CPR, or they can wake up, which is positive as they are back to life. This made me feel more confident as I know I cannot make the person worse off than they previously were if I preform CPR on them. In addition, I learned that CPR is done in a different way on infants and young children that it is done on adults. This gave me more knowledge as I now know how to preform it on more people. During the NaloxHome presentation, I learned that even after Naloxone is administered and the person wakes up, they can still overdose again once the dose wears off. I also learned that naloxone can be administered as many times as needed and has a neutral effect on people that aren’t overdosing. These sessions have an impact on my life as I am able to apply this knowledge to various potential situations that may occur in my life. For example, they may be useful if someone in my life suffers a cardiac arrest, someone unconscious at school or soccer, or if I see someone who has overdosed in a skytrain station. In conclusion, these presentations have provided me with further knowledge on how I could potentially save someone’s life.

Critical and Reflective Thinking Competency Reflection:

I can analyze evidence to make judgements. I am able to do this by recognizing when someone is experiencing a health issue and analyzing various factors such as their pulse, breathing, airway, skin tone, and consciousness to determine if they require any sort of medical assistance. Then, I can make judgements to figure out what kind of help is necessary, for example, CPR or Naloxone, and call 911 in the meantime.

Life Saving Measures

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Throughout the past few presentations, I have learned many different strategies and ways I could potentially save a life. These strategies are very important to know as we never know when something could happen to someone we know or even a stranger. One of the main things I learned is that if you perform CPR on someone but they don’t survive or they do survive but have an injury from it, you cannot be sued as you were trying to help the person and are covered under The Good Samaritans Act. This makes me less hesitant to go help someone who needs CPR. I also learned that CPR can be performed on anyone no matter their age unless they have a medical reason it cannot be performed. This taught me that CPR can be done on a baby as well as an elderly person of any age and I now know I don’t need to know the persons age before doing CPR. In addition, I learned that Naloxone is a drug that can reverse the effects of an overdose and anyone is able to go get a Naloxone kit for free at any drug store. This is important to know as having a kit with you can save someone’s life. All of these things will help me to feel more confident helping someone in a life threatening situation.

I can analyze evidence to make judgements. I can do this by recognizing when someone is having a health issue and analyzing their pulse, breathing, airway, skin tone, and consciousness to see if they are in need of help. Then, I can make judgements to see what kind of help is necessary, for example, CPR or Naloxone.