Badgers finish runners up in first aid competition
A pair of St John Ambulance members from Berkshire have made
their organisation proud by finishing as runners up in a Southern
counties first aid competition.
Newbury and Thatcham Badgers
Rebecca Chandler, aged eight and
Lexi Davis aged nine are both members of the
Newbury and Thatcham Sett and attended the
competition which was held in Shaftsbury, Dorset where they
competed against other St John Ambulance teams from Dorset, The
Isle of Wight, Buckinghamshire and Hampshire.
Each team were presented with a scenario which included
fake blood and a broken ankle which they were
alerted to by a very loud scream from the injured actor.
Both Rebecca and Lexi have learned skills thay may actually save someone's life one day. They love going to Badgers.
Lucy Chandler
Rebecca Chandler's mother
Upon entering the room, Rebecca and Lexi had to assess the
situation, remove any surrounding danger, treat the casualty and
call for an ambulance. Their reactions were observed and
marked along the way and the girls finished the
competition with 114 points, just six points
behind the winners.
Caroline Owen, Youth Leader for Newbury and
Thatcham Badgers, who attended the competition with the girls
said, 'They have done extremely well and I'm so
proud of them. They deserve this recognition for their
achievement and all the hard work they have out
in.'
Mrs Lucy Chandler, mother of Rebecca also went along to
watch her daughter and shares Caroline's view, 'We, of course, are
very proud of both Rebecca and Lexi. They have learned skills with
St John that may actually save someone's life one
day. Rebecca has gained confidence in both dealing
with unknown situations and in life generally, as well as about
team-work. She loves going to Badgers.'