Guys, school starts tomorrow! I know for all of you (besides Lindsay and I) that it has already started. How were your first days?

I'm kind of nervous for this! But listen to the syllabus description of Advanced Emergency Care:

H. Expected Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:

1. Recognize victim’s signs and symptoms, and establish which victims and which problem(s) require immediate emergency care.

2. If needed, students will be able to furnish assistance until advanced emergency medical care for adults, children, and infants is obtained, or until the prognosis for recovery is assured.

3. Student will demonstrate knowledge and skills in assessing and caring for emergencies involving breathing and circulation (Including Rescue Breathing, Breathing Devices, Obstructed Airway, CPR, and Automatic External Defibrillation).

4. Students will appropriately assess and care for severe bleeding, bandaging of wounds, splinting of musculoskeletal injuries, burns, cold and heat exposure, injuries to the spine, head, neck, trunk, poisoning and bites, drug abuse, and dental emergencies.

5. Students will be able to recognize when and how to perform necessary moves and rescues for emergencies in water and on land.

6. Students will be able to identify and care for emergency childbirth, and various forms of sudden illness, such as fainting, shock, heart attack, diabetic emergencies, stroke, seizures, and high fever.

Doesn't it sound really cool?? I'm glad that I actually got into that class. Geez, by the time it's over I'll know how to properly assess dental emergencies and identify and care for emergency childbirth. I wonder how the Activity portion of the course will be.

Anyways. For real life, I might go rollerblading with Andrew and Isaac today. Sarah and Sam left yesterday morning and so I'm feeling that familiar empty feeling inside (even though I still have breakfast to look forward to with Nicole Pyon) that comes at the beginning of the semester. But this semester is going to be different! There's going to be fall quidditch (I'm so excited for this! There's apparently a South Bay Quidditch League that we're all actively stalking up (by that I mean, we've tried to join via facebook but they haven't accepted any of us yet. And Andrew sent them an email challenging them to a match!) and we plan to train this fall so that in the winter we're ready for them! This means I need to start running at the gym. Anyways though, this semester will be different because I do have people that I could meet up with at school. It's really strange, but they're all boys. Literally, all of my new friends from this summer are boys!

Wish me luck for school. I miss you all so much (believe me, so much!) and I hope that next week goes well for you guys too!