Teaching First Aid to a crew of 10 year-old boys
Along with academics today, I had the fun task of teaching first aid to several 10 year-old Cub Scouts. Our cubmaster knows that I have a medical background, so she tagged me for this lesson. You can imagine how the night went as I had to present topics such as the Heimlech maneuver, rescue breathing, and ways to handle profuse bleeding. I heard phrases like, “ooh” and “that’s gross!” Hopefully, the boys walked away having learned something because they had lots of energy during our discussion. Young gents this age seem to be like little cartoon-character Tasmanian Devils, and I mean that in the sense that they just seem to spin around everywhere!
Starting the day off with a flat tire
This is how my morning began…
So I’m sitting on the side of the road waiting for what sounds like an eighteen year old to come change my tire. No, I’m not going to attempt it..
While I wait, I’ve got my thoughts on the upcoming fall semester and studies both at home and in our homeschool cooperative. We are having to make some sort-of last minute changes to teacher positions in our co-op so I’m working on that. I was told during my years as a USAF flight doc that a key to airpower is flexibility. Goodness knows, it’s certainly wise to be flexible while homeschooling. Minimizes the stress level.
I hope my little helper comes soon to change my tire. I’m starving!
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