VOLUNTEERS from St John Ambulance will take part in the first aid charity’s training weekend to refresh their life-saving skills.
The two-day training in accessing and treating casualties in large crowds, from pop concerts to marathons, will start today at the Easingwold Emergency College.
More than 20 volunteers, advanced first aiders and ambulance crews from the first aid charity’s Medical Response Teams (MRT) will take part in a series of simulated scenarios from treating patients at a disco, dealing with a blacked out room, loud music and flashing lights to tackling casualties at a mass incident staged outdoors.
The MRT is a dedicated resource deployed to large events where dense crowds are expected and where it is difficult for ambulances and cycle responders to access injured people.
The teams co-ordinate with St John Ambulance units that also attend events providing first-aid cover, ambulance support and cycle responders
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