As one of the culminating
activities for Lincoln’s High School Physical Education Swimming and Water
Safety unit, our students received some extremely valuable Life-Saving
skills. With the support of our PE team,
students were introduced to CPR and AED use. Most students had received this
training before and this served as a good refresher for them.
However, our students’
experience in the water was more challenging. They learned how to first fit a
cervical collar, before getting into the water to learn how to manage suspected
spinal injuries. This procedure included learning how to perform log rolls and
vice-grip rolls on suspected spinal victims. Once this had been accomplished,
students worked in groups to place the injured swimmers on backboards, using a
sequence that is managed by 1st, 2nd and 3rd
responders.
I was extremely pleased with
how quickly the students learned during this training and am happy they now
have this potentially life saving experience to turn to should a real-life
situation ever occur.
Luke Davis
