Basic Life Support
November 21, 2006This morning we had our Basic Life Support (BLS) practical exams. It consist of CPR/Rescue Breathing for both infants and adults. I was the first trainee who took the infant BLS. i was a bit nervous despite my extensive training on this skill since Third Year High School. Anyway, i think i performed well. The CPR was a bit disappointing because i was not able to hit the 2-minute time requirement, i did it for 2 minutes and 5 seconds and points were deducted. The preceptor gave me a final score of 93. I did a survey of the scores of my other colleagues who took the test. Most of them scored 95. I was really disappointed knowing that i had no other mistake aside from the time limit that i was not able to meet. I asked my preceptor about my score. She recomputed it and found out that she made a mistake. My final score therefore is 98/100. Hehehe i believe it's the highest score given for that particular test.
My CPR for adults was not outstanding. Again, i was not able to perform it on time. I was a bit fast. I finished the chest compressions for 1 minute and 51 seconds (2 minutes is the required time). It's okay though. At least i passed.
After my training, me and Horsy went to PRC to get my final score on the board exams. It was 0.80% higher than the published scores released before.
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