A couple of weeks ago Rachel Beedle, MBC’s Seniors’ Worker organised a Level 3 Emergency First Aid at Work course. Led by Matt from MR Safety Training it covered, amonst other things, such potentially dangerous situations as burns, stemming bleeding and knowing what to do when someone is choking. It also looked at the best way to deal with someone in shock.
Twelve people attended the course (the maximum allowed) and as our pictures show it was a real hands on affair with all trainees lapping up the chance to apply slings, resuscitate – in this case a dummy, and even give mouth to mouth.
As John Clark, our Health and Safety Deacon told a recent Church Meeting there’s much more to keeping us all safe than meets the eye, it’s far more than knowing where the elastoplasts are kept and being able to say “now, now come on you’ll be alright.”
So the next time you’re in church, please have a good look round. You’ll find First Aid boxes clearly marked and spreadout through the building and our own defribulator in the Meeting Area.