As scheduled the club held a pro-bono training in Basic First Aid for Mountaineers, Artificial Respiration and Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation for Kabayan-based Mt. Pulag guides and porters. The training was held from the afternoon of Tuesday, 04 November to mid-day of Thursday, 06 November. A total of 16 attended led by Leonard Aguinse, the new Park Ranger assigned to the Duacan jump-off point.
The first day session delved on wounds and injuries common to mountaineers. The 2nd day session covered emergency bandaging, artificial respiration, cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, and emergency field evacuation. The training made use of the CPR dummies which the Sikap Bundok President bought with his personal funds for club training purposes. The 3rd session was a field practicum designed to test their absorption of the classroom lessons.
Handling the sessions as chief instructor was Jon Rivera assisted by Rey Cuyugan and Jhigs Pabale.
The group held a feedback session at the end of the practicum. The attendees expressed their appreciation for the training conducted by the group as well as their hope that a repeat session can be held within at least a year’s time. A participant based on the Ambangeg side expressed the wish that a similar session can be held for them. The trainers all agreed that the practicum showed how well the participants had absorbed the lessons given. They advised the participants to continue practising and simulating first aid situations even in the absence of the trainers. They even advised the trainees to simulate CPR using pillows for form-practice.
The following attended subject training:
1. Leonard T. Aguinse (Park Station Ranger)
2. Pepito A. Bastian
3. James A. Bastian
4. Sales L. Calos
5. Alex L. Wakit
6. Teddy T. Aguinse
7. Orlando L. Cal-is
8. Crispin L. Libag
9. Sanyo N. Cadpino
10. Abel T. Aguinse
11. Marso N. Pokias
12. Rosario S. Catumpang
13. Soriano T. Aguinse
14. Timmy G. Camso
15. Julio D. Pokias
16. July D. Pokias
Jon demonstrates self-administered elbow bandaging
How to make an arm sling with cravat bandages
Making a body splint to stabilize an injured arm using cravat bandages
No, Jhigs is not hugging Jon. She is demonstrating the Heimlich manuever to dislodge an object stuck in the throat.
The trainees practising how to do the Heimlich manuever.
