St.John Ambulance , Cabinteely

sgt.bilko

St.John Ambulance , Cabinteely Divisions , are holding an open day on Sunday September 25th from 230pm to 5pm.

Why not come down to have a chat with the members who will show you a few basic first aid demonstrations, allow you have a nose around their Ambulance (they may even allow you play with the buttons ), and they'll answer any questions that you may have about giving up a few hours a month and joining St.John Ambulance.

Futher information from : volunteer@stjohncabinteely.ie

Where: Cabinteely Football Club,
Churchview Road,
Killiney,
Co.Dublin

sgt.bilko

Just a reminder that this is on this Sunday.

Remember that you can be the difference between a life lost and a life saved !

Bang Bang

sgt.bilko wrote: »

Just a reminder that this is on this Sunday.

Remember that you can be the difference between a life lost and a life saved !

Fair play.
Some of us here can testify the difference bystander CPR can make when responding to a cardiac arrest call.
I hope you get a great turnout for this.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Bang Bang wrote: »

Fair play.
Some of us here can testify the difference bystander CPR can make when responding to a cardiac arrest call.
I hope you get a great turnout for this.

Just to further this post, and hopefully encourage people who might be thinking of taking some sort of first aid training..

From THIS POST in the Dublin City Forum.

Mods not sure if this should be in the Dublin City forum or not...

I'm looking for the female cyclist who helped me administer CPR to a man on Leeson St. Bridge at approx 10:15am this morning.

I just want to extend a huge thanks for stopping and asking if I needed help, and lending it.

If any members of boards witnessed it, I was the soldier in uniform working on the chap.

Thanks for taking the time to read this, and if anyone know's the lady please pass on a huge THANKS from me please as I didn't get to talk to her afterwards.

The chap survived, I met him in the Coronary care unit in St.Vincents Hospital two weeks after and have received two 'thank you' cards from him and his family.

sdanseo

Would love to to a CFR/OFA course, alas not in cabinteely as it's too far away. Any units actively recruiting on the Northside?

Fair play Makikomi, that must have been some ask. Wearing a uniform doesn't make it any easier I'm sure.

arybvtcw0eolkf

sdeire wrote: »

Wearing a uniform doesn't make it any easier I'm sure.

I was gonna do it naked, but the sight would have killed both the heart attack guy & the girl who stopped to help

But thanks all the same - tbh it scared the bejayus out of me.

First aid training is not compulsory in the Defence Forces, but I encourage the lads all the time, telling them that its one of the only courses in the army which teaches you to save a life as opposed to taking one.

Best of luck to you on finding a course, you'll never regret it.

One thing I've found since doing the AED is I'm always aware of AED signs & their locations in shopping centre's etc.

sgt.bilko

sdeire wrote: »

Would love to to a CFR/OFA course, alas not in cabinteely as it's too far away. Any units actively recruiting on the Northside?

Fair play Makikomi, that must have been some ask. Wearing a uniform doesn't make it any easier I'm sure.

If you pm me your contact details and location, I'll pass your details on to the nearest Division.

sgt.bilko

Alice Brave Wolverine wrote: »

I was gonna do it naked, but the sight would have killed both the heart attack guy & the girl who stopped to help

But thanks all the same - tbh it scared the bejayus out of me.

First aid training is not compulsory in the Defence Forces, but I encourage the lads all the time, telling them that its one of the only courses in the army which teaches you to save a life as opposed to taking one.

Best of luck to you on finding a course, you'll never regret it.

One thing I've found since doing the AED is I'm always aware of AED signs & their locations in shopping centre's etc.

Fair play to ya. It's not easy after performing CPR on someone but at least you now know that you can do it !

arybvtcw0eolkf

sgt.bilko wrote: »

Fair play to ya. It's not easy after performing CPR on someone but at least you now know that you can do it !

Thank you.

Tbh I'm usually pretty unflappable but I was good for nothing after doing CPR on someone.

I thought he was dead when the ambulance took him away & I could still taste the man's mouth etc - it really shook me up.

It wasn't until the next morning when I rang the hospital to get some details for the army's report that I discovered he'd survived.

I've the height of respect all emergency services, if I wasn't such a softie I'd like to say there's a career in something like the DFB - but nope, I leave that to those braver than me.

Hooch

Alice Brave Wolverine wrote: »

I leave that to those braver than me.

Braver than Alice Brave Wolverine??? Nay.....there could not be such a thing...

sgt.bilko

NGA wrote: »

Braver than Makikomi??? Nay.....there could not be such a thing...

Sure he's a trained killer :eek: