As we gear up for the upcoming winter sports season, we are excited to a share that our first aiders participated in an exceptionally successful two-day 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗔𝗜𝗗 course held at Union High School, Graaff-Reinet this past weekend.
𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭-𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥.
The first day of the course was dedicated to theoretical training, where our first aiders absorbed vital knowledge on various medical protocols and emergency response strategies. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀.
On day two, the focus shifted to the practical side of managing sports injuries. Participants engaged in hands-on training, learning how to assess and treat common injuries that athletes may encounter, from sprains and fractures to more severe conditions.
As we prepare for the challenges of the winter sports season, it is important to remember the words, “𝘐𝘧 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶.” Our first aiders exemplify true leadership by stepping up to serve our athletes and community. Their dedication to learning and readiness to assist others is a testament to the values we uphold in our sports programmes.
𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱!
