Training evenings
The members at Bishopston get together
most Mondays at our hall near Horfield Sports
Centre. We have a varied programme of
events and activities that
include learning new skills or
practicing existing ones such as first aid, or how to use the equipment on our
ambulance (known as 'ambulance aid'). We
also learn more specialist skills such as how to
use a radio effectively.
Not all training evenings are spent inside the hall as we also
go to different locations to try out our knowledge at mock
incidents (called 'scenarios' ) where
somebody pretends to be ill or injured. The other members bandage
them up or treat them in some other way, safe in the knowledge that
if they make a mistake, somebody’s health is not in danger.
The programme includes guest speakers
who talk about a variety of topics, some related to medical maters,
some purely for our enjoyment. All training evenings are meant to
be fun, but some are less serious than others including an
occasional quiz or barbeque. Some members even go to the pub
afterwards.
We are always keen to welcome new volunteers from Bristol and
surrounding areas. If you are interested, e-mail the
Avon Recruitment Team saying you would like to join Bishopston
St John Ambulance Division.