Thursday afternoon welcome
Facilitator:
Patients: Johnnie and Frankie
Time: 10 mins; 1330-1340
Actual time:
Learning Objectives:
Materials: Readers.
Introduction
Yesterday was about making the scene safe and making the encounter consensual. This morning was about recognizing true emergencies and taking care of first things first. This afternoon is about doing first aid at a protest.
Frankie and Johnnie: The purpose of first aid
Facilitator says
Frankie and Johnnie met at the NATO summit last May. They escaped from a police kettle that was closing in by sprinting down an alley. While they were looking over their shoulders, they both tripped on coiled razor wire at the end of the alley, tearing up their pants and lower legs. After extricating themselves, they parted ways. Frankie found a bathroom and wrapped his legs up in toilet paper, complained about his cuts, and eventually poured some alcohol on them. Johnnie went to the Wellness Center on Dearborn and saw a medic who helped him get appropriate care and did some self-care education; even checked back in with him two days later to see if he was okay. They're both at the Rondy and about to run into each other for the first time since they parted ways last May.
Actors act out
their meet-up.1
Johnnie talks first, about all the cool projects and connections that came out of NATO summit protests, and how life is pretty awesome.
Frankie interrupts to say fuck you, people suck, protests are a waste of time, nobody supports each other. His legs got infected and he had to go to the hospital. Nobody gave a fuck.
Johnnie remembers the medic who took care of his legs and says he's sorry Frankie had to go through all that.
Discussion
Facilitator asks
Who has received first aid as a patient? Students throw their hands in the air.
Facilitator asks
We have enough time for 3 of you to talk about getting first aid and what it meant to them --- was it more like Frankie's experience, or more like Johnnie's? Encourage stories.
Wrap up
Facilitator
You learned this morning about worst-case scenarios. Now we are going to talk about compassionate care for common injuries. We'll go over red flags and when to refer someone on to further care.2