Drakesbrook Despatch February 2011 Newsletter
Article Date: 1st February, 2011 | 479 Views | 0 Comment(s)
WAROONA SUB CENTRE NEWS
Well this is probably the first month that I can be described as speechless. For some people that is an unknown occurrence but it does happen occasionally.
With three of our ambulance officers working in fly in, fly out jobs, it leaves us drastically short of volunteers. If you are looking for something to do with your spare time, please seriously think about becoming an ambulance volunteer. It is so worthwhile and you are giving something back to the community you live in. If you are unsure about how you will cope, then come and talk to us and we can arrange for you to come out as an observer on some jobs so that you can decide whether it is for you.
I have been an "on road" ambulance volunteer for approximately six years and I love it. I always thought I wouldn't cope with seeing blood etc only to find out it's my own blood I can't handle seeing (we were doing blood sugar level testing on each other). There are times when it can get to you and having grown up in Waroona, I occasionally find it hard going out to people I have known all my life. That's when I think of how happy I am to be providing a service to people who have more than likely been there for me at some time.
It can be stressful, it can be sad, it can be happy and it can be entertaining but regardless of all that, most of all it is the most satisfying thing I have ever done. The people you meet and the camaraderie between the ambulance officers and other emergency services workers is something I value very much.
New Volunteers
Lynda Leroy and Karlie Bartle, our two new volunteers are starting their Primary Ambulance Care course this Saturday 12th February. This course is run over four weekends and covers basic ambulance care and patient treatment. Once they have completed and passed this course, they will be allowed to go out on ambulance jobs as part of a two person crew rather than as an observer. Our experienced ambulance officers do prefer to take any new volunteers out as observers first so that they can get used to the experience of caring for people who can be extremely ill rather than throwing people in at the deep end and expecting them to cope with what can sometimes be very stressful and confronting situations.
Senior First Aid Course
The next Senior First Aid course is being held on the 19th and 20th February 2011 from 8:30am to 4:30pm at a cost of $160.00. Call Carol on 9733 2122 to book your place as these courses tend to fill quickly.
"You may not have 40,000 fans chanting your name, or press photographers watching your every move. But there is someone out there who owes you their life."
St John Ambulance relies on locals to volunteer their own time to run this vital community service. To retain it they need people like you who care enough to get involved.
- Receive Training
- Meet new people
- Learn valuable life saving skills
A St John Ambulance Volunteer is an important person, someone who donates a few hours of their time to put something back into the community.
We are always looking for more people to help our small group of hard working ambulance volunteers. If you can spare some of your time to learn life saving skills and give something back to the community that you live in please feel free to contact our Secretary, Carol Racco on 9733 2122 on Tuesdays or Thursdays between 9:00am and 1:30pm or visit our website www.waroonaambulance.com.au
RETHINK YOUR HEROES. BECOME A VOLUNTEER.
Upcoming Training Nights 7:30pm (come along and experience what we do):
Thursday 24th February 2011
Judy Chalmers
AAC Ambulance Volunteer
