Day 2: Mini-Med School

⚠ Heads up: The infant manikin uses different technique — only two fingers for compressions, gentler breaths.

📹 Watch the technique

1. Kneel beside the manikin. Place the heel of one hand in the center of the chest, between the nipples.
2. Place your other hand on top. Interlock your fingers. Lock your elbows.
3. Push hard and fast — about 2 inches deep, at a rate of 100–120 per minute. Tip: the beat of "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees is exactly the right tempo.
4. Do 30 compressions. Watch for the manikin's click — it tells you when you're deep enough.

1. Take the rescue mask out of your CPR keychain. Place it over the manikin's mouth and nose.
2. Tilt the manikin's head back (chin up) to open the airway.
3. Pinch the nose closed. Give 2 slow breaths — about 1 second each. The chest should rise visibly.
4. Swap roles with your partner. Try infant manikin if there's time (two fingers, gentler breaths).

📹 Watch the technique

Spread the X-rays out face-up. As a team:

1. Sort the X-rays by body part — head, torso, arms, hands, hips, legs, feet.
2. Lay them out in the rough shape of a full human body, head at top.
3. Compare to the reference chart. Did you get them in the right spots?

Some of these X-rays show normal bones. Some show something unusual — a fracture, a missing tooth, an old injury that healed.

Pick up each X-ray and look closely:

• Are the bones continuous, or is there a line/break across one?
• Are both sides of the body symmetric?
• Is anything missing that should be there?

Pick the most interesting X-ray and show it to your group. Explain what you see.

⚠ Safety: The needle is real and sharp. Only use it on the silicone practice pad — never on yourself, your partner, or your skin. Keep the cap on when not actively suturing.

📹 Watch the technique

1. Open your kit. Lay the pad flat. Find one of the pre-cut "wounds."
2. Grip the needle in the needle driver, about 1/3 of the way from the blunt end. Lock the clamp.
3. Use the forceps to gently hold one edge of the wound. Don't pull hard.

1. Push the needle through one side of the wound, about 1/4 inch from the edge. The needle's curve does the work — let it follow its arc.
2. Bring the needle up through the other side, same distance from the edge.
3. Pull the thread through, leaving a 2-inch tail on the first side.
4. Tie a square knot (right over left, left over right). Snip the ends.

If you've got time, try a second stitch. Pack your kit before rotating — cap the needle, zip the case shut, take it with you.

1. Lay out all the pieces. Group them: skeleton (white), muscles (red), organs (pink/yellow).
2. Build the skeleton first — start with the spine, attach the rib cage, then arms and legs.
3. Add the muscles, then the organs. Refer to the assembly cards.

When time is called, leave your build on the table for the next group to take over. Don't disassemble — they'll keep going.