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CONTINUED SUCCESS
FOR MIRFIELD AIR
CADETS FIRST AIDERS
First Aid teams from 868 (Mirfield) Squadron have continued to enjoy success in competitions following on from their earlier achievements of winning
both the Youth First Aid and Young Adult First Aid categories in the Wing competitions in July.
In September, both teams represented their Wing and competed in the North Region Competitions at RAF Leeming. Despite not winning, both teams took the runner-up position and so were entered for the National Competition at Prince William of Gloucester Barracks in October.
The Youth team comprised of Corporal Freya Pugh, Cadets Joshua Clark, Emelia Drake and Laila Robinson, with Sergeant Jonathan Barrett joining Cadet Warrant Officer Kiara Baillie in the Young Adultteam,asareplacementfortheinjuredCivilian Instructor Charlie McGovern.
Although they did not enjoy team success on the day, three cadets were awarded individual third place medals for their performance in the various compe- titions:
• Laila Robinson – Youth competition
• Jonathan Barrett – Young adult competition
• Freya Pugh – CPR (cardiopulmonary resusci-
tation) competition
Both teams were trained by the Squadron’s First
Aid Officer, Mr Lionel Green, and this was the fourth successive year he has trained the Squadron’s Youth team to compete in the National Competition.
On the same day, at nearby RAF College Cranwell, Corps Swimming Championships were also being held, and CWO Baillie had been selected to complete there also. To facilitate this required some careful juggling of the timetable, but Kiara was able to compete in both and won a Gold medal for first place In the Senior Girls backstroke competition, to add to the Squadron’s medal haul for the day.
Returning to the Squadron the first aid competitors used their skill and knowledge to lead a casualty simulation exercise the next week. This included some volunteer cadets being made up with
This was a really good result for
the two teams – three individual medals from the day is really good
simulated injuries by squadron instructors Sue Doubell and Rebecca Thornton, who have become quite proficient at this make up.
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