Report : State First Aid and Home Nursing Competition 2009

Date : 3 May 2009
Time : 8.00 am - 5.00 pm
Venue : Kuala Selangor Indoor Stadium

During the Area First Aid and Home Nursing Competition, our division emerged as the Overall Champion for the Cadet Nursing category. Our team was selected to represent our area, Kawasan Selangor Tengah Utara at State Competition for the Nursing Cadet category.

The team :

• Cadet Private Liew Ai Vee
• Cadet Private Ong Xin Xiang
• Cadet Private Lee Hsu Zen
• Cadet Private Lim Hui Ying
• Cadet Private Tan Hong Ling

Supporters from Damansara Utama division :

• Chia Pei Yeen
• Grace Tan Yi Shan
• Toh Kar Tong
• Serenity Jedidiah Chitty
• Aaron Lim Jie-Liang
• Calvin Ewe
• Lee Xue Er
  
• Lim Yee Kwan
• Mar Yi Yuan
• Sophie Chin Lee
• Davinia Sivagami
• Leong Mun Choong
• Yong Sha Yee
• Claire Tan Yi Zhi
• Elson Lim Eng Wern
• Ong Xin Mei
• Samantha Ong
• Toh Shawn Zheng

Areas in Selangor that took part in the competition:

• Kawasan Selangor Tengah Utara (that's us, kids :])
• Kawasan Selangor Tengah Selatan (KSTS)
  
• Kawasan Selangor Selatan (KSS)
  
• Kawasan Pantai Selangor (KPS)
  

Everyone gathered at school at the ungodly hour of 4.30 in the morning. The bus was scheduled to leave our school by 4.45 am in order to reach SMK Kepong by 5 am. Fortunately, everyone was on time and we left school as scheduled. At SMK Kepong, we picked up supporters and competitors from Kepong and Taman Seraya.

After a nearly 2 hour drive, we finally reached our destination - Kuala Selangor Indoor Stadium. Once there, supporters helped the team get ready just in time for registration.

The competition started with a briefing by the State Cadet Officer, Tuan Manimaran who was also the Chief Marshall for the day. Competitors were to head to the Quarantine Room and supporters were given places to sit and spectate in the stands.

Serious gossip session going on while waiting. :P

The competition proper started at roughly 9 o'clock.

1. Uniform Check

Ambulance Adult and Ambulance Cadet Teams were examined by Tuan Manimaran.
Nursing Adult and Nursing Cadet Teams were examined by Puan Chwa.

2. Foot Drill

3. Short Case

4. Home Nursing

Closing Ceremony

Competitors filing into the hall for the Closing Ceremony

The competition ended earlier than expected. Even so, the Closing Ceremony only started at 4.00 pm. After speeches by Tuan Yeoh Kim Thong - State Commander of Selangor Darul Ehsan and Y.B. Irmuthiah - Guest of Honour, Tuan Manimaran finally announced the results.

Results are as follows :

Nursing Cadet Category

A. Foot Drill

1. KSS
2. KPS
3. KSTU

B. Short Case

1. KSS
2. KSTS
3. KPS

C. Home Nursing

1. KPS
2. KSTS
3. KSS

Ambulance Cadet Category

A. Foot Drill

1. KSTU
2. KSS
3. KSTS

B. Short Case

1. KSTS
2. KPS
3. KSTU

C. Long Case

1. KPS
2. KSTS
3. KSS

Nursing Adult Category

A. Foot Drill

1. KPS
2. KSTS

B. Short Case

1. KSTS
   
2. KSTU

C. Home Nursing

1. KPS
2. KSTS

Ambulance Adult Category

A. Foot Drill

1. KSS
2. KPS
3. KSTS

B. Short Case

1. KSTS
2. KSTU
3. KPS

C. Long Case

1. KSTS
2. KSS
3. KPS

Representatives for Selangor Darul Ehsan in the upcoming National Competition:
1. Nursing Cadet; KSS
2. Ambulance Cadet; KPS
3. Nursing Adult; KSTS
4. Ambulance Adult; KSTS

Overall Champion Area in Selangor; KSTS

Our team receiving their trophies

Nursing Cadet and Nursing Adult Teams from KSTU

Our Nursing Cadet team (plus) one

Finally, we boarded the bus back to school.

DU Division at State Competition 2009

Another bus picture to add to our collection :)

Heartfelt thanks to the team for working so hard! The division is so proud of the five of you! Also, thank you to our Area Officers and Trainers for working with the team. Nothing could have been achieved without your help and dedication.

Congratulations to all the winners!

Overall a day well spent, even if it was a long 14 hours.

Hopefully, we'll be able to represent our Area, Kawasan Selangor Tengah Utara in future State Competitions. *hinthint juniors!*

Family :)

Report : Crash Course

Date : 4 April 2009
Time : 8.00 am - 12.oo noon
Venue : SMK Damansara Utama

On 'teaching duty':

• Serenity Jedidiah
• Ng Zhi Yung
• Grace Tan
• Toh Kar Tong
• Nikita Nair
• Aaron Lim Jie-Liang

Little helpers for the day:

• Davinia Sivagami
• Laveenyah Preetha
• Kishani Shan
• Aris bin Sufian
• Khoo Yeon Xern

About 50 recruits turned up :) A relatively good turn out.

First, recruits learned about the First Aid Kit and what you find inside it.

Second, a short Theory session comprising the basics like Making a Diagnosis, Pulse Rate, Breathing Rate as well as Wounds and Bleeding. Recruits also learned a little bit about Scalds and Burns and Shock.



Next up, some fun! Bandaging! Recruits got the chance to get some hands-on experience and practice their bandaging (wrapping skills, ha ha) on their friends.



Then, we moved on the CPR. DR. ABC, kids!



Finally, Transportation! Recruits were especially excited to see the stretcher. Right?



That concludes the First Aid Crash Course 2009. We hope you guys had a blast!



Pros:

• Very productive; we managed to teach a lot and the recruits managed to learn a lot
• It was fun!
• We had lessons in classrooms so it wasn't hot and uncomfortable like it is on Wednesdays
• Juniors were incredibly responsive
  

Cons:

• School doesn't allow too many Saturday meetings :(
• Stay in St John too long and you find yourself looking more and more like our Training Apparatus :P eg.

Ha ha, just kidding :P

little helpers!

Yup, that's us! :)

DAY 3 aka last day. D:

The blow-horn was (unfortunately) out of use that morning. =x

Campers woke up around 6.30am.

The Camp Disciplinarian and the Cleanliness Inspectors pumped the members for clogging the toilets (it caused a flood!) and those who were supposed to be on night-shift duty and failed to turn up!

Then, breakfast was served. Yumm.

Everyone has a lil last bonding session with their members as it was the last day of camp. :'(

Soon after, everyone washed up and got ready for our annual camp marching competition.

Congratulations to everyone for working so hard to please our judges for the day, Manoj Nair and Aaron Lim.

After everyone was done strutting their stuff, they all got changed for the next activity ; Clean Up!

Each Squad and Squad Facilitator was put in charge of an area.

Then, everyone was gathered in the hall for a multi-media presentation by Lim Yi Jean.

The presentation showed pictures that our papparazzi on duty, Yi Jean and Hong Ling, snapped throughout the whole camp.

We hope it brought laughter and smiles. :)

Then came the most crucial part of the camp, the long-awaited Prize Giving Ceremony.

Results:

Best SL : Daniel Devan

Best ASL : Calvin Ewe

Best QM : Davinia Sivagami

Best Squad : Squad 3

Best Camper (Ambulance) : Aaron Luke

Best Camper (Nursing) : Lim Fang Min

Best MK : Squad 6

Best Backwoods : Squad 7

Most colourful : Squad 1

Most Entertaining : Squad 8

Best Newcomer : Mahadhir

Congratulations, to you all! :)

Everyone's a winner. Why?

Because you guys managed to rock camp. And there's no losing point in that.

After all this, our QMs served the last lunch.

They had really good and addictive cordial. ;)

By the time everything was settled, the campers' parents arrived to pick them up.

Because of that, we didnt get a proper camp picture together.

But this will have to do.

Besidess, who needs pictures when you have memories to hang on to?

and that wraps up our SJAM DU Division Recruit Camp 2009.

See you guys next year!

xoxo

Camp Committee 09.

Report : Area First Aid and Home Nursing Competition 2009

Date : 15 February 2009
Time : 8.00 am - 4.00 pm
Venue : SMK Kepong

Our division sent one Nursing Cadet Team:

• Cadet Private Liew Ai Vee
• Cadet Private Ong Xin Xiang
• Cadet Private Lee Hsu Zen
• Cadet Private Lim Hui Ying
• Cadet Private Tan Hong Ling

Out of the many supporters that signed up, the division is very disappointed to say that only four turned up in the end.

• Cadet Private Davinia Sivagami
• Private Grace Tan
• Private Aw Ee Mun
  
• Private Serenity Jedidiah Chitty

A few of our Seniors (Yi Theng, Xin Wen, Yien Hsiu and Eilyn) turned up to show some moral support to the team as well!

We boarded the bus and left for SMK Kepong. We were the earliest to arrive.

So we spent the time revising some First Aid with the team.

Getting ready

Finally, at about 8.00 am, everyone gathered in the Main Hall for a debriefing. After that, the competition finally began.

The team (before entering the hall) with our beloved Divisional Officer, Tuan Chan Yong Hao

In the hall, before the debriefing.

The checking of Uniforms was first and was conducted by Puan Mei Mee Ling; Attending Area Superintendent (Nursing).

Reporting to Puan Mei

Next up, was the Foot Drill session. Unfortunately, there are no pictures available.

Then, they were sent to complete the Home Nursing segment.

Introducing themselves to the patient

Taking TPR - Temperature, Pulse and Respiration

They also completed Simple Bed Making
(no picture available)

Finally, the team completed the final task; Short Case.
The casualty had an Open Fracture on his left arm and a Laceration on his right knee.

Finally, everyone gathered in the Main Hall for the Closing Ceremony.

Arrival of the Guest of Honour; Tuan Visvanathan, our Deputy Area President

Organising Chairperson for the Area First Aid and Home Nursing Competition 2009, Tuan Fan Kok Hong giving his Welcome Speech

The Doctor from Selayang Hospital who was a judge for Short Case and Long Case giving a few comments on the overall performance

Our Area Commander; Tuan Yap Kong Guan giving his speech

Then, the stage was handed over to Tuan Sim Kah Heun, Attending Area Superintendent (Operations) to announce the results.

Results:

Ambulance Cadet

Foot Drill and Uniform

1. SMK Kepong
2. SMK Sri Permata

Short Case

1. SMK Kepong
2. SMK Sri Permata

Long Case

1. SMK Kepong
2. SMK Sri Permata

Overall Champions : SMK Kepong


Nursing Cadet

Foot Drill and Uniform

1. SMK Kepong
2. (Unsure - will be confirmed)
   

Short Case

1. (Unsure - will be confirmed)
   
2. SMK Damansara Utama

Home Nursing

1. SMK Damansara Utama
2. (Unsure - will be confirmed)
   

Overall Champions : SMK Damansara Utama

Just look at their happy faces!

Our team emerged as the Overall Champions for the Nursing Cadet Category and will be representing our Area, Kawasan Selangor Tengah Utara in the upcoming State First Aid and Home Nursing Competition that we be held on 31 May 2009. The team is training hard and will need your constant support. They can't do it without you! So give them all the support you can give :) Hopefully, we'll be able to bring something back and make our AREA proud!

We enjoyed an elating bus-ride home and that was that!

Happy people on the bus :)


One of the Ambulance Cadet teams performing Long Case

Our adorable Tuan Chan making sure the girls were perfect

Our heartfelt thanks and appreciation goes out to:

• Tuan Chan Yong Hao for training the team in Foot Drill and Short Case
• Puan Chong Hui Hui for giving the team a last-minute Home Nursing Crash Course
• Yi Theng, Yien Hsiu, Eilyn and Xin Wen for coming back to train our team :)

Report : Training Session with Junior SLs and ASLs

Date : 29 January 2009
Time : 8.00 am - 11.30 am
Venue : School

BODs present:

• Serenity Jedidiah Chitty
• Khoo Han Xern
• Elisha binti Sufian
• Stephanie Ling I-Lynn
• Aw Ee Mun
• Grace Tan Yi Shan

SLs and ASLs present:

• Wong Zhan Meng
• Ong Sern Tai
• Nityasha Pillai
• Aris bin Sufian
• Khoo Yeon Xern
• Kishani
• Genevieve Ling
• Tang Chee Hong
• Davinia Kulendran
• Ng Wang Qi, Amy
• Zara Adryanna
• Tan Hong Yee
• Shahiza Elyana
• Laveenyah

Marching

Commanding
( no pictures of the SLs and ASLs commanding, because we were all busy teaching/watching/guiding/evaluating )

First Aid