Colour your Palor :) First Aid
I hope your day is off to a great start like this killer drum line from the Rolling Stones!(https://youtu.be/flSmiIne-4k.....but may you paint your day in colour from your clothes, to your environment to the personalities you spend time and a little less ....."paint it black" versed by the Rolling Stones!!haha
May the palor of your skin be colourful too!
In recent weeks, it has been a rollercoaster of health related to those I love...
I was debriefing with my fellow good samaritan, Yara, after a young man took a step back and collapsed in my arms on the way to work. He turned grey during his gran mal seizure. Thankfully, he was passed to the ambulance intact. Phewf. But an unhealthy color nonetheless... Yara indicated that she planned to get her First Aid and CPR in the near future...she was completing First Aid just by walking and talking with me with the after shock of the situation.....which begged me to think the average person should know First Aid ideals and CPR....*I am not teaching you CPR, nor does this email constitute medical advice* however I wish you to indirectly know:
- maintaining an airway is vital: situation dependant, lie an individual in the fetal position with head supported or on their back with head cocked back;
- if not breathing administer: 30 compressions over the mid chest with locked out arms (**if you feel comfortable) to the pace and soundtrack of "ah, ah, ah, ah, stayin alive,stayin' alive, ah, ah, ah, ah, stayin alive,stayin' alive" by the Bee Gees (https://youtu.be/fNFzfwLM72c).
First Aid for yourself and others:
- maintaining an airway is vital: walk tall, take an extra sniff at the top of your breath to maximize oxygen intake;
- Do you or a loved one have purple lines under their eyes? Are you sleeping enough to optimize your health? OR are those circles from iron deficiency?
- Can you poke your skin and see an immediate capillary refill? Maybe you are not hydrated enough and lack enough sodium?
- Have you gone outside today? Biked, did pushups, had sex etc? Challenged your nervous system to get stronger?
- AND simply asking yourself or a friend - "how are you?TRUELY. I WANT to know."
All are points of First Aid!💪🏼😊
May we continue to ask ourselves, our partners, friends, and people we consider our COMMUNITY, if we are operating optimally.
Thank you for being part of MY COMMUNITY!
As for me....I am taking this week off to give myself permission to rest and receive treatment from my collegues... Little whiplash...