There is no reason why a full time wheelchair user "in the know on First
Aid" couldn't more than adequately tell someone else what to do in a calm,
logical and authorative way.
Christopher Hopkins MA MNADO MICG
Student Advisor
Disabilities & Additional Needs Service
Loughborough University
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eleanor Drummond" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 9:45 AM
Subject: Re: Making First Aid accessible for all
> Spent an inordinate amount of time on the floor - either as
> "patients" or practising various things like checking the
> casualty, recovery position, resuscitation. Bad enough on
> creaky knees, impossible for some people. Could see it
> being difficult to adapt the standard first aid at
> work course, for example, to suit all disabilities.
>
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> Eleanor Drummond
> Heriot-Watt University
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