I attended CERT training April 14 at the Mill Valley fire department and April 28 at the Terra Linda Community Center. I was able to jump to two different locations due to conflicts with my schedule and classes. My first day at CERT went very smoothly. The CERT coordinator, Maggie, was a sweetheart in her words and made everyone feel very comfortable and welcomed. We started by introducing each other and sharing our reasons why we chose to do CERT. When it was my turn, of course I mentioned this class and Matt Davis but also because it’s just a great life skill to know about what and how to react during an natural disaster emergency. I instantly took myself back into my memories when I was in high school and how much they grilled us with being an upstander in all life situations. An upstander was defined …show more content…
to be a leader with knowledge and skills to make a change in their community. Taking myself through CERT put me in touch with those thoughts and made me feel very blessed to have stumbled my way into taking this course. We first discussed about disasters that happen in our community such as fires, earthquakes, floods etc. I sort of zoned out on that portion because of how much I know from cass but it wa still very interesting. Shortly after that segment, we discussed about the psychological effects it has on people and roleplayed scenarios on how we would respond to people during emergency situations. They taught us strategies on how to be mindful with our words and to be empathetic such as active listening and being neutral in how expression. We practiced responding to different scenarios and then we shared our responses as a group. A very memorable moment was when Maggie divided us into to teams and handed us simple supplies to make a tower as tall as we can. This was to work on team collaboration and everyone became very competitive and had great results! It was a very exciting moment to know my team communicated the best and created a very tall and sturdy tower. Our roles and responsibilities were discussed heavily and the training made sure we comprehended. A CERT trained person’s role is to be the first to respond to an emergency situation and start the process of recording observations and assessing the situation of how much help the individual needs. At the end of the day we were able to follow protocol in putting out a fire by using a fire extinguisher with a partner and being aware of your surroundings. The last day of CERT training was more medical and practical, which I felt was more important to me.
I was able to create a splint with simple materials and learned how to properly stop a wound from bleeding by elevating and providing pressure. I learned most medical skills already through my major courses of occupational therapy in a more complex way. This class kept it very simple and very attainable for any person to respond in an emergency situation. It gave us superpowers in a sense. I also learned how to transfer people when wounded into safe areas in various ways. I learned what to look for in a building in terms of safety hazards in different emergency situations. The ultimate test was the best part of CERT training. When we were able to act out our role as CERT in a simulation guided by the fire department and Maggie! I was able to take the role of a CERT volunteer and a victim. I found it was very valuable to make the effort to the calm victim and to check in with their psychological state. As a CERT volunteer, I think it is much more important for my role to be calm and emotionally supportive to victims first then continue with other
responsibilities. Overall, I felt CERT training was very positive and informative. I would like for this type of training to implemented in schools for the youth especially since the Bay Area is a hot spot for dangerous earthquakes and other disasters. By training the younger population early on and educating them about emergency preparedness, can benefit them and help pass on skills and upstander thinking in a larger standpoint. This training is very valuable and everyone should be able to have access to it by implementing this program in schools, and work trainings. The emergency teams such as the fire department or medical team may not be there in time for emergency situations and it is up to the people involved to respond and be at service. I am grateful for the training and have been passing on my acquired knowledge to my family and friends ever since I was certified.
By nature, the civil service hiring process gives no preference to candidates who have received training in their prospective field. No matter what a candidate’s level of fire training, they will be required, upon hire, to attend the Ohio Fire Academy to obtain (or re-obtain) their 240-hour State Of Ohio firefighting certification. This means that fire science students aspiring to join CFD will duplicate their efforts. With over 6,000 applicants in 2011 the odds of obtaining a position at CFD seem slim. The odds of obtaining a position at Columbus Fire might seem unrealistic to some, but I believe that my research will show that there are plenty of reasons why so many people want to work for Columbus Fire.
The experience that I already have is in CNA which I know how to take blood pressure manually and also give bed baths and dress patients. I can also take vitals and be emotional support for the patients and their families. I can give them their meals and feed them and document their condition and any health problems or concerns. I can also assist them to their wheelchairs or in the beds. And I can examine their bodies for any scares rashes burns or anything that I may think that is concerning.
If you are successfully your attitude and behavior overall should not change. Share these with your fellow new firefighters and teach them the ropes of the fire service.
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I learned in the PACU how to line up nurses on the white board of who will get the patient next. I learned in Ortho where the operating room puts the stretchers that are dirty. I also learned how to check the oxygen level on the oxygen tanks under the patient beds.
Presently, my extracurricular and academic interests are combined in my two year Health Science class. The class provides real-life medical situations that I may come in contact with in the future. Like any health science class, we study the body, in both its’ functional and dysfunctional state. This survey class also includes an introduction to equipment, medical protocol, and ethical issues. A sense of teamwork guides our procedures. Next semester, I will study at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Ramstein High School’s Career Practicum program. After initial on-the-job application of classroom learning, we will work with patients, supervised by the hospital staff. Living so close to a hospital that services thousands of seriously injured patients every year provides opportunities that other students lack, even in their college programs.
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This essay will explore the authors meaning of reflection, how various reflective styles can benefit the practitioners within their settings, and how important reflection is within Early Years Practice. According to Appleby (2010, p.10), reflection is a generic term which describes various behaviours involving feelings, and thinking about thoughts and experiences, in order to examine issues and develop, new understandings and insights. Reflection within practice allows the practitioner to develop a sense of awareness around their daily activities, and helps them to evaluate how they could evolve these activities further, if the given opportunity was to arise again. Similarly, keeping a reflective journal
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