First Aid (Adventures at a Catholic College Pt. 3) Date Friday, April 19, 2024 - 06:17 PM PST Topic Rant There is supposed to be an "ethic of care" at this college. As I have had it explained to me, this involves several things. First, it means everyone is supposed to care about everyone else. Second, it means the school values the student over any political, social, or ECONOMIC gain. Just keep those in mind as I explain what has happened in the past 5 hours. At about 12:30 AM, I was hanging out in my dorm room, watching X men and talking with friends, waiting for the bread machine to finish it's beautifully-scented work. As the Community Advisor (Carroll's version of an RA) I am expected to be "social and availible"-- so having my door open and an inviting scent wafting out usually fulfills those criteria. I heard a loud thump outside my doorway. Expecting to see nothing more than someone who had dropped a stack of books or other such non-special activity, I just poked my head out the door. There was, instead, one of my residents laying on the hard tile floor, crying so hard there were literally puddles of tears next to her head. One of my other residents, who happens to be a CNA, was already with the injured student, and was taking care of her. So, upon the request of the CNA, I ran downstairs to the front desk to get an ice pack. Lo and behold, there is no icepack. There is not even a first aid kit. I couldn't believe this at first. A dorm with several hundred students, campus with 1,400 students, and there is not even a first aid kit at the main "Dispatch Desk"? I was bewildered. So, without an icepack, I ran back up the stairs, where the CNA had finally convinced the injured student they should allow the ambulance to be called. When the ambulance got here, the first-responders and the EMT's had to run up seven full flights of stairs to get to the hallway where this girl was lying. Why? Because there is no elevator in the building. So when they had a girl on a backboard with a C-collar around her neck that had already been given Morphine to get the pain to a "manageable level" they had to carry her down all those stairs. Which could not have been a pleasant experience. So it is now 4:30 AM. This individual will be back from the hospital in about 30 minutes. I was just called to be informed (by the CNA student) that the girl had fractured her tailbone. This means I will be literally carrying her back up the stairs to her room. However, if this girl wants to go to class, eat, or anything else, those stairs will still be there. Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but if there is an "ethic of care" at this school, why is there no first aid kit, and why are several hundred of it's students living in a building with no elevator, a four-minute burntime, and a comdemned fire escape? It just doesn't make sense! Or maybe I missed that sermon This article comes from Shmeng http://www.shmeng.com/ The URL for this story is: http://www.shmeng.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=595