BY TANG LENG ZE
On the 20th January 2022, the Holistic Development Portfolio organised our very first Brown Bag Session with a focus on First Aid.
The Brown Bag Sessions are a new initiative, a peer-sharing platform for scholars to come together and impart various skills and knowledge, interests as well as share about causes they are passionate about.
The first session is hosted by Goh Kaixuan, who was an ambulance trained Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) during his National Service (NS). Still fresh out of NS and reservice, he had recent first-hand experience in administering first aid in response to medical emergencies, making this sharing session invaluable.
The session covered basic first aid principles as well as treatment of minor injuries that first aiders do. In this 1.5 hour session, Kaixuan covered topics ranging from cuts, bruises, sprains, and burns to electrocution as well as choking and drowning. There were also various demonstrations and hands-on learning experiences for the participants to carry out bandaging for bleeds and slings for dislocations and fractures.
The participants found the session to be engaging and the session was occasionally filled with laughter. They also liked the casual yet informative nature of the session and being able to freely ask questions at any time. Now equipped with basic first aid knowledge, we hope they are more confident in helping others during emergencies.
With the conclusion of the first Brown Bag Session, we hope you look forward to future sessions.
Check out the slides shared here.