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MANCHESTER Dogs’ Home is committed to the idea that all dogs deserve a loving home but sometimes it is difficult to find that special place for some of the home’s more mature residents. Staff are appealing to people who will be at


home during the festive season to foster one of the many older dogs in its care and by doing this, sharing the Christmas holiday. Not everyone has a house full of people at


Christmas, not everyone has festive parties that carry on until the early hours and maybe some of these would be willing to care for a dog for a short period of time. All the dogs have at some time been family


pets and it would be a welcome break for them to spend a few days away from the kennel envi­ ronment. Some people sensibly know that because of


work commitments, they are not able to have a dog on a permanent basis and perhaps being at home for a few days over Christmas would allow them to experience the joy of having a dog as part of the family. If you feel you could give an abandoned older


dog a “Merry Christmas” please contact Mr Colin Ballance on 0161 205 2874, extension 22.


THE St John Ambulance has compiled a quiz to test your wits and knowledge in the event of a Christmas crisis. So put your cake icing aside and see how you do:


1. While putting the lights on the tree, your friend


from the cable. b) Switch the current off at the mains. c) Attempt to make him drink a cold glass of


tional Christmas dinnerwhen a turkey bone becomes lodged in the back of your throat. You are having dif­ ficulty breathing. What can anyone do to help you immediately? a) Wait until the Queen's speech has finished and


then offer you a sweet cup of tea. b) Put you into the recovery position. c) Tilt you forwards and give you five sharp slaps


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on the back between the should blades. 3. You arrive home late one evening to find your


18-year-old son slouched in the armchair. There is a


strong smell of alcohol on his breath, his face is flushed and he is breathing very heavily. What would you do now? a) Lie him face down on the floor and cover him


see if he responds. c) Try to induce vomiting.


with a blanket. b) Gently shake his shoulders and shout at him to


his new teddy bear and has put it in his mouth. He is choking - how would you react? a) Supporting her. head down, slap her briskly


between the shoulder blades. b) Insert two fingers in her mouth to induce vom­


iting. c) Hold her by the ankles and shake her vigorously.


5. When you are lighlin;,


sleeve catches the flame, begins to spread. Your d; what should she do first? a) Quickly lav you down with the burning side


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uppermost and extinguish the [lames with water. b) Wrap the arm and roll you along the ground. c) Encourage vou to rush outside into the garden,


where there is a cool breeze. 6. Your partner rusne.


cut his hand badly on tr you react? a) Apply a tounufiue, b) Wash the cut. e) Apply direct nressu


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When Peter dewirms realise he is click


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stop t he bleeding. o the wound.


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sharply between the shoulders. He still needs your help. What do you do next'.’ a) Help the casualty to he down and raise and sup­


the Advent candle, your You panic as the flame ightcr is standing by -


4. A young toddler has pulled off the plastic eye of


A YO U N G toddler lias pulled off the plastic eye of his new (eddy bear and has put it in his mouth.He is choking - how would you react?


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staying with you over the festive period and injures her ankle. You have supported the ankle in a com­ fortable position. What do you do now? a) Soothe the casualty's injury in a bowl of boiling


hot water. b) Rotate the ankle to test the flexibility of the


joint. c) Apply an ice-pack or cold compress directly to


the injury. 9. You are enjoying the seasonal film on the televi­


sion when your partner complains of a pain like severe indigestion high in the abdomen. His skin is ashen and his lips are blue. What should you do immediately? a) Remove the casualty’s footwear and massage his


feet. b) Place the casualty in a half sitting position,


with head and shoulders supported and knees bent. c) Encourage the casualty to slowly walk around


the room. 10. You have taken a group of children to the local


panto and are waiting in the long queue to be seat­ ed. One of the children faints and falls to the floor. What should you do first? a) Lay the casualty down and support her legs. b) Take the child outside and ensure that she


stands upright for 10 minutes. c) Vigorously shake the child by the head to revive


her. 11. As a neighbour is leaving, she slips on your


pulling against te diaphragm. 8. An elderly relative tumbles down the stairs while


b) Gently rub the casualty's chest with cod liver c) Try to remove the obstruction by sharply


water. 2. You are enjoying all the trimmings of the tradi­


does not notice that the flex is frayed. When he switches them on, he receives an electric shock and is unable to let go of the cable. How do you react? a) Approach the casualty and remove his hand


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front step, which is covered in treacherous black ice. She has a nasty bump on her head, but is not uncon­ scious. How do you react first? a) Rush her to hospital.


• b) Take her inside to sleep and look on her later in


the morning.'.' n ;!•:<< c) Watch her. carefully and seek immediate med­


ical advice if she appears drowsy. 12. You go to lift the Christmas cake out of the


oven with a tea towel rather than oven gloves. Part of your hand touches the oven. I t is badly burnt. What should you do to relieve the pain? a) Carefully.cover the wound in kitchen foil to cool


theskin..- . - b) Leave the injury untouched and place your


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head between your knees.' c) Keep the burn under running water for 10 min­ ,


/k.: I ' 13. You pop round to your elderly friend's house to


wish him Happy Christmas and become worried that he is suffering from hypothermia. He is shivering and when you touch his hand it feels as cold as marble. What would you do next? a) Place the casualty in a well-covered bed and


phone the doctor for more advice. b) Assist him into a steaming hot bath to warm


him up. c) Fill a hot water bottle with hot water and place


niece runs in from playing with a bleeding nose. What would you do now? a) Lean her forward and pinch the soft part of the


nose below the bone. b) Bathe the bleeding nose with warm water. c) Tilt the head backwards and pinch the bony


part of the nose. 15. At a party, a,guest has a major epileptic fit.


How. do react immediately?; a) Attempt to hold the casualty down, applying as


much force as you feel is necessary. b) After malting space around the casualty, loosen


clothing around his neck and try to protect his head. c) Give the patient a strong alcoholic drink to


revive his spirits. 16. Your young child is ill with the flu and she is


complaining of a throbbing pain in the ear. What should you do to relieve their distress? a) Give her the recommended dose of paracetamol


syrup to ease the pain. b) Insert a small object, such as a cotton bud, into


the ear. c) Give her a large dose of aspirin and ensure she


goes to sleep. However well you did in the quiz there is no sub­


stitute for a first aid course. St John Ambulance run a range of first aid courses. For further details please contact your local St


John Atnbulance division (see yellow pages for details) or contact St John Ambulance NHQ on 01717 235 5231.


Answers: 1 - b; 2 - c; 3 - b; 4 - a; 5 - b; 6 - c; 7 - c; 8 -c; 9 -b ; 10-a ; 11 — 16-a .


c; 12-c; 13-a ; 14-a ; 15 —b;


on his chest. 14. At the annual family gathering, your young


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