First Aid level 1

31 January 2011 to 4 February 2011

We started with our first aid level 1 training on the 31st of January .The first day and a half we only did theoretical work. Where we learned  all the basics of first aid and how to treat certain types of wounds
like :

• Snake bites
• Fractions
• Different types of cuts
• Burn wounds
• Obstacle treatment (ring doughnut)

If you get by the scene ,there are a few key things that you must look out for like :

1. Hazards - search the area for any surrounding dangers and obstructions.
2. Hello     - greet the person,see if he is conscious or not and ask how you can assist him
3. Help      - ask a person standing there to call an ambulance for help

After you checked if the person is okay or the person is unconscious,you can do the following to try
and help the patient.

• Air wave - Check if there is something stuck in the persons throat or mouth and try to get it out .
• Breathing - Check if the person is breathing and if he is,check that it is normal
• Circulation - Check that the persons blood flow is correct and is pumping enough blood threw.
• Severe bleeding - Check if the person has any severe bleeding wounds and treat immediately .

The First Aid Level 1 course was very interesting and we learned a lot by listening   to the facilitators
 and just by looking at what they do and how they do it .
We  also learned how to treat patients that is choking ,by using the Heimlich manuver,and
patients that has drown,

It was a fun and enjoyable course,we learned a lot but also joked a lot abot some of the stuff
but it is a serious course where decisions can save a life or loose a life .its the risk you have to take by yourself.

First weekend on duty

 11 February 2011
Friday
My first weekend on duty was very nice ,the Friday i was at welcoming at reception
and started at 13 ; 00 and did welcoming until 18 :00 . it was OK ,not as bad as i actually
thought it was going to be .

Saturday
Saturday  i was sent  to work at  food and beverage ,it was quite boring because it wasn't busy at all .
and we just looked what the staff was doing and learned how to do a few things.
But it became busy later on,and we had a few things to keep us busy with like:

• cleaning the tables after people have eaten 
• taking the dirty plates and cutlery's to the kitchen 
• also taking the peoples orders to them

 Sunday
I started at 07 : 30  it was the day i was looking forward to,getting the chance to work at the
WILD LIFE CENTER  and meet all of the staff that is working there.
We learned where to put the different meals of the animals ,and where the milk,and meat table is .
We prepared the  different type of animal food that we where going to feed them and placed
them into the assorted bowls ,and milk bottles.I also played with PORKY the baby Warthog.
we watched  how the staff was feeding the lions and the carecols (rooikat).
we fed the following animals

• CLOVER  - The NYALA
• PEANUT  - The GIRAFFE

 We then went with one of  the staff members to clean all the cages like:

• the Servel (tierbos katte)
• The Carecol's cage (Rooi katte) 
• The Avory 
• The Owls
• Mongoose 

It was very fun to work at the WILD LIFE CENTER ,and I will be looking forward to be
working there again..And i want to learn more and more every time that i am there or in any
other section that im working in.

W.O.P. Course

 24 January 2011

That's the first day that we started with our W.O.P. course and went to class .
We started the day by first introducing yourself  to one and another and then
the staff and your course leader. And every day we just started to learn more about
Sondela academy and all of Sondela's history ,and how it started and how it was established
to become one of  the top nature reserve's in South Africa.