@Tim Atyeo, welcome to ⛑️ RESCUER ACADEMY! Really glad you joined 🙌 I've been following your work on behavioral profiling – fascinating stuff. The way you break down non-verbal cues like the fig leaf and single arm wrap is exactly the kind of observation we need more of in healthcare. So often in the ICU, what patients and families don't say matters as much as what they do say. Love that you're here. And thanks for the offer – I might take you up on that. Your expertise would add a huge layer to what we're building, especially around reading people in stressful situations. Feel free to jump into any conversations. Looking forward to learning from you 🫡

Hey everyone! 👋⛑️Turning fear into courage. Come join me!❤️ I'm Jakub, a nurse with over 15 years in healthcare. Right now, I work in the ICU at Motol and Homolka University Hospital in Prague, where we fight for stroke patients' lives every single day. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Why did I start RESCUER ACADEMY? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Because I truly believe anyone can save a life. You don't need to be a doctor or have special gear. You just need the right knowledge, courage, and to know what to do in those first crucial minutes. I see it every day in the ICU – patients who get good first aid have a much better chance of getting their lives back. Those who don't? Often, they're not so lucky. That's why I built this place. To turn fear into courage – together. I want to give you simple, practical tools that actually work in real situations. No fluff, no theory you'll never use. Just what you actually need to know. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 📋 Here's what you'll find: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🧠 FAST test – Spot a stroke early 🌀 Epilepsy – First aid during a seizure 🦴 Spinal injuries – What NOT to do at an accident 🧠 Head injuries – Bump or life-threatening? ❤️ Heart attack – When the heart cries for help ⚡ AED – A miracle box you can use too 🫀 CPR – When the heart stops, your hands decide ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And way more coming soon! 🚀 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🔁 Your challenge: Jump in with me! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This community is nothing without you. It's built by people who want to be ready when it counts.

Epileptic seizure: Would you know how to help? 🌀⚠️ When someone has an epileptic seizure, most people make one critical mistake. Would you know what to do? Imagine you're on the street, at work, or at home, and suddenly someone next to you stiffens, falls to the ground, and starts convulsing. 😨 An epileptic seizure looks terrifying. But did you know that in that moment, YOU could be the most important person there? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Why I'm sharing this: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 👨‍⚕️ I work in the ICU at Motol and Homolka Hospital in Prague. Every day I see patients with serious injuries that happened accidentally during a seizure – or, on the flip side, patients who did well because the people around them knew how to help. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Two stories, two endings: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 👧 Anna, 9 – Had a seizure at school. Her teacher stayed calm, put a lunchbox backpack under her head, and moved the chairs away. The seizure stopped in 2 minutes. Today, Anna is fine and back in the same classroom. 👨 Petr, 45 – Had a seizure on the street. A bystander, meaning well, shoved keys between his teeth to stop him from "swallowing his tongue." Petr ended up with broken front teeth and nearly choked. He landed in the ICU with mouth injuries. ❓ The difference? Knowing what to do – and what NEVER to do. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 📋 First aid for an epileptic seizure ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ✅ DO: - Stay calm – Most seizures stop on their own within 2–3 minutes. - Protect the head – Put something soft under their head (jacket, bag, sweater) so they don't injure it on the ground. - Remove dangerous objects – Glasses, sharp edges, furniture. - Time the seizure – If it lasts longer than 5 minutes, call emergency. - After the seizure, roll them onto their side (recovery position) – This clears the airway. - Stay with them until they're fully awake – They'll be confused, tired, and need peace.