It's back to school for teachers at my school so we have just spent the last couple days in workshops and meetings. Ugh. That really takes it out of ya. I don't know why, because it's not hard, but I was so tired last night I was practically delirious.
However, I did learn something I didn't know before. We learned some basic first aid and I learned that if a person gets a finger cut off from say, an electric saw while making sets for the fall play, you are NOT supposed to put the finger on ice. It freezes the delicate capillaries and makes it harder to re-attach the limb. You are supposed to clean it and then put it in plastic and place it in cool water for transport to the hospital. I thought the whole put-it-on-ice thing was pretty standard knowledge and wanted to share (and one-up) my family by telling them what I learned. Here is how that strange conversation went:
Me: Do you guys know what to do if someone cuts their finger off?
Kira: Say "gross!"?
Mitch: Why?
Me: Because I learned about it in our first aid workshop. So say someone cuts their finger off and you have to provide first aid what do you do?
Mitch: Stop the bleeding.
Me: Yes, then what?
Kira: Call 911
Me: Yes, but what about the finger? What do you do with that?
Kira/Mitch (simultaneously): Put it in milk.
Me: ...Wha.....?
I just wanted to catch them telling me that the amputated finger should be put on ice and then obnoxiously correct them with my new knowledge. How could BOTH of them think it was protocol to put a severed limb in MILK of all things? That is so WEIRD. What I discovered was that I better take care of myself because if I require first aid I will be in real trouble. Or I will have to be sure to have lots of fresh milk and hope for the best.
However, I did learn something I didn't know before. We learned some basic first aid and I learned that if a person gets a finger cut off from say, an electric saw while making sets for the fall play, you are NOT supposed to put the finger on ice. It freezes the delicate capillaries and makes it harder to re-attach the limb. You are supposed to clean it and then put it in plastic and place it in cool water for transport to the hospital. I thought the whole put-it-on-ice thing was pretty standard knowledge and wanted to share (and one-up) my family by telling them what I learned. Here is how that strange conversation went:
Me: Do you guys know what to do if someone cuts their finger off?
Kira: Say "gross!"?
Mitch: Why?
Me: Because I learned about it in our first aid workshop. So say someone cuts their finger off and you have to provide first aid what do you do?
Mitch: Stop the bleeding.
Me: Yes, then what?
Kira: Call 911
Me: Yes, but what about the finger? What do you do with that?
Kira/Mitch (simultaneously): Put it in milk.
Me: ...Wha.....?
I just wanted to catch them telling me that the amputated finger should be put on ice and then obnoxiously correct them with my new knowledge. How could BOTH of them think it was protocol to put a severed limb in MILK of all things? That is so WEIRD. What I discovered was that I better take care of myself because if I require first aid I will be in real trouble. Or I will have to be sure to have lots of fresh milk and hope for the best.
Milk certainly is an odd choice! I probably would have said "ice it" so I learned something today!
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