Anjana Aggarwal
A168778
1 August 2021

2. What have you done?

Last week was the first week of me embarking on my Elective Posting journey. I have chosen to pick up Basic First Aid Skills in Emergency as my project and hence, I enrolled in an online course of six weeks on Coursera.

Throughout Week 1 itself, I  had learnt all about :

1) First aid for cardiac  arrest when there is an absence of consciousness and breathing
2) The Cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) algorithm on an adult, child, infant as well as on a pregnant woman
3) What is an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) and how to use it in first aid 
4)How to put the victim in a safe position (stable lateral position) after restoring

It took me some time to digest all the new knowledge being presented to me but it was indeed very insightful. Once I felt confident with all that I have learnt, I attempted the Module Test 1 of the online course comprising of just ten questions

3. Points to remember from week 1

 This week, the essential points to remember for me are that 

1) Clinical death is a potentially 

reversible cessation of the body. The duration of clinical death under 

normal conditions is 4-6 minutes. At this stage, we can STILL save a person, and bring him back to life through accurately performed First Aid.  

2) If we do nothing and do not provide first aid in time, simply waiting for the ambulance to arrive, then irreversible changes in the body occur leading to permanent biological death. 

By our actions in that crucial moment, we can extend the duration

clinical death by 10, 20, 30 minutes. 

 
4. Your feelings & thoughts
 
Initially, I felt a little intimidated by the learning material because it was quite a lot and I doubted if I would be able to fully digest it all within a week. However, once I began, I felt very excited as I achieved each learning outcome, one by one. I also thought the course to be very useful and relevant in our current times. The more learning material I covered, the more amazed and in awe I felt about how the human body works in just that few moments after collapse.
 
 
5. 1 good thing from what you did that you can practice now!
 
One thing I am able to practice right now is my knowledge on what to do in the case of any cardiac arrest or collapse in my family which comprises of children as well as normal  adults and adults who have heart problems. I also now know what to say if I were to I call an ambulance for an emergency.

 
6. Any difficulties/concerns? How did you cope?

My challenge for Week 1  was that there were quite a few complicated medical terms being used in the videos that I could not understand. In order to overcome this, I simply had to pause in between the videos and search for the meanings of the terms. It was a little time-consuming, but it was worth the effort because learning the true definitions of each term separately really helped me understand the learning material better.

7. 2 words to describe elective posting progress so far

Insightful
Eye-opening

 
8. Your plan for next week (Week 2)

For Week 2, I will be learning First aid for Airway Obstruction and Drowning. I am excited for this!

Fadzil Afiq Bin Ruslan Affendi

GA03999

4 August 2021

2. What have you done?

 I have volunteered myself at the Pusat Pemberian Vaksin di Hospital Pakar Kanak-Kanak whilst waiting for the volunteering program at other PPVs to accept my application. For my time being there, I have stationed myself to be part of the registration team. I had work with the system to ensure that the people that come to get their vaccination was registered properly in their application on the phone which was the ‘MySejahtera’ app. The job demands me to ask for their vaccine card and identification cards so that it could be check in the system and recorded properly. Then the information is verified using the laptops provided and a form is filled out as that helps to smooth the process for the next station to do their part of work.

3. Points to remember from week 1

 In a new unrecognized environment, its important to know the people around you so that it would be easier to fit in and adapt yourself to the work. Teamwork and communication really play a strong and important role in a workplace. An individual work is given to someone but without coordination, the flow would crumble, and pandemonium would arise. For a newcomer, asking a lot of question is a typical thing to happen, so I should not be shy to ask rather than risking myself into making an error

4. Your feelings & thoughts 

 It was the first time I went out my way to go out and do actual work. I was a bit nervous and scared that I would mess things up, but it all went well and I’m quite proud of myself to be able to help people. I’m contented that I get to work with such amazing and kind people.

5. 1 good thing from what you did that you could practice now

 Being more productive. Doing more real work instead of being home.

6. Any difficulties/concerns? How did you cope?

There were know supervisor or manager to give adequate teaching in doing the task. So you would learn on the spot as you do the assignment. Luckily, there was a person in charge that I could refer if I would have to stumble on any trouble.

7. 2 words to describe elective posting progress so far

8. Your plan for next week (Week 2)

I planned to work at a different station to see how it handles and experience different types of job. Plus, I’m hoping to get called in for the other PPV that I have registered