Everyone’s coming back to campus, and isn’t that exciting?
Welcome Back!
Month: August 2025
Plunger
It’s for the Observatory, obviously.
Good Advice
The bullet point guidelines under the Psychiatric treatment section are some pretty good advice for life and human interaction in general.
- Quiet and supportive reassurance is always indicated. Help orient the patient.
- Maintain good eye contact, paraphrase statements. Explain everything thoroughly.
- Clearly explain all actions and procedures.
- Give honest answers balanced by judicious omissions.
- Remember that unconscious patients may comprehend sounds, including conversations.
- Avoid changing medics.
- Remove disruptive individuals from the team.
- Remove anxious individuals from stressful situations.
- Do not blame the patient for accident.
- Do not be flippant or dishonest.
- Do not tell victim how to feel.
- Do not expect too much or too little.
- Do not appear hurried.
- Do not expect praise or thanks for your actions.
- Above all, listen to the patient and care!
Always Be Prepared
Are you ready for anything? No, of course not. But we still prefer to be well-informed and thoughtful in case of emergency.
Nothing quite like a little brushing up on the potential breadth of backcountry injuries to give you the oogies! All things considered, we’d rather read up on it and never experience it than the other way around.