Today was day one of my first aid course. My brain is very very full. :-P It is being taught by a paramedic. Nice guy, and he knows his stuff too. Very good on the handy hints.

Such as: If you think the unconscious person you administering first aid to is faking it, grab their wrist (looks like you are taking their pulse), then let go. If it falls on their face, they are truly unconscious, if they hold it in position or let it fall away from their face, they are AWAKE!!!

I am the only girl on the course. There are 9 of us, and there is quite a variation in occupations, as you would imagine. There are two guys from the management of Spitalfields Market, several constables (not MET police, but a different kind, I need to find out more), a guy from a music school, a security guard from our sister museum and me!

On Thursday we will be assessed. I am already beginning to stress out about it! We did CPR today. It has changed since I last did first aid, and I think the UK might be slightly different from home.

Wish me luck!