Young people awarded for life saving work
Twenty brave, young
individuals were recently commended for their life
saving actions at St John Ambulance's annual Young First Aider of
the Year Awards.
The awards
The winners of the award
were honoured for putting their first aid training to use in
emergency situations which, in some cases, made
the difference between a life lost and a life saved.
The ceremony was held on 21 May at the
charity's historic headquarters in Clerkenwell, London and the
winners were presented with their awards by actor Warwick Davis,
who has appeared in the Harry Potter and Chronicles of Narnia film
series, and is a senior volunteer for St John Ambulance in
Cambridgeshire.
The winners
This year the 20 deserving winners
included:
- Kyle Wright, who stemmed the blood flow of a
bottle attack victim and consequently saved their life
- Micah Bailey, who found an unconscious
woman in a supermarket and instructed the store's first aiders on
how to treat her
- Jackie Haywood, who helped a woman involved in
a road traffic accident by controlling her severe bleeding, which
helped to save her life
- Josh Glastonbury, who saved his mum from dying
from a heart attack while she was driving on Christmas Eve last
year
- Amy McNamara, whose swift actions saved her 5
year-old brother from choking to death
- Sophie Heald, who helped to treat her mum
after she was scalded from a burst hot water bottle
- Savannah Fitzgerald, who alerted the emergency
services when she realised her mum wasn't breathing
- Jordan Jack and Alistair Hutton, both of whom
helped to treat an elderly man who trapped his foot underneath a
wheel of a bus
One of the winners, Josh Glastonbury, said: 'I feel so
proud to have won this award and if it wasn't for
the first aid skills that I had learned, then my mum wouldn't
be here with me today. During the incident, my first aid
knowledge just kicked in and I immediately knew
what to do. Before then, I thought I'd never have to use first aid,
but my story shows you just never know when you're going to need
it.'
Motivating others
Impressed by the know-how of these life savers, Davis said:
'These courageous young people have shown how invaluable
first aid skills are and that, by knowing them, you can
help those around you who may be placed in vulnerable situations.
No one should die because they needed first aid and didn't get it.
I hope these winners are an inspiration, and
encourage more people to learn this vital
skill so that others don't suffer from a lack of first
aid.'