Today we had 30 women with us from the Kulokoch community association. We spent the day teaching them first aid skills, in a training put together by our team A&E nurses Jemma & Steph. They learnt about CPR, malaria prevention, wound management and when to get help, basic first aid skills, water sanitation & hygiene, infection control and eye hygiene.
We had 3 resusci Anne dolls donated in the UK which we took with us (donated by North West Ambulance Service and Cheshire Forest First Response) - an adult torso and 2 baby dolls. We have left these in The Gambia to be used for future trainings.
We also bought each of the ladies a first aid kit which has been well stocked, plus a malaria net to keep them and their families safe.
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| How to treat minor injuries |
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| Learning CPR |
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| Learning CPR |
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| Learning CPR |
At the end of the day, the whole village turned out for a formal presentation. There were a number of dignatories there too, as well as the village elders. A representative from the Gambian Ministry for Education also attended and was very impressed with what we'd done. The ladies were all presented with an official certificate. And there were lots of formal speeches.
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| Presentation of Certificates |
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| Presenting 1st Aid Kits and malaria nets |
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| Each participant received a certificate of achievement, a first aid kit and a malaria net to use in their home |
