SCOUT NOTES

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 17, 15 October 1926, Page 12

SCOUT NOTES

(By

“Scouter.”)

Following is a detailed of the ambulance competition Dst test, ww pie fracture right leg and, loft armpit: St. Augustine s A earn ffe IR6’ Lower Hutt. bt. Auguty er'sl- Lvall Bay, 95; Lower Hutt, 89, st. Aneist ne’a B team, 85; St. Augustine s iTam 79. Total, marks for both tests are: St. Augustine s A team, 265. Lower llntt 262- St. Augustine s B team, 454, Lvall Bay 230. The work was good, al- ♦ hniich bv the mistakes enumerated below it may not appear, bo. The artificial respiration section cf squad No. 3 was particularly good. None of the cnividq send a written note tor a doctor, and none stopped bleeding by digital pressure before pad and tt^ ndag * applied. One made an -.ittempt, but. t tie treatment would not ’ .have controlled haemorrhage. All applied flat or roll >a™, instead of a. ball pad the ° size, of t billiard ball. No. 1 squal (Lower Hutt) patient was handled rather roughly; no bandage was applied round the arm and bodv; padded splints only at the seat of injury; No. 3 leg bandage too neai kU and’ knee bandage forgotten altogether. Patient was not covered; No. 3 bearer’s left arm should have been placed ■ovot chest of patient in lifhting; squad worked smartly and tune w as S OO 2 squad (St.- Augustine s A team): Shpuld not throw bandages to be-used, .on floor , bandage round arm should have been a broad one; bandages too loose; did not extend and steady leg soon not test stretcher; lowered stretcher to ground, which is not advisable, especially when stretcher is improvised; time was fairly good, and squad No. 3 squad (Lyall Bay): No. 4 should have controlled squad and teen that injuries were attended to; nd not s t°P bleeding soon enough; 'id not leg; outer splint far too long; lifted the fractured leg when applying, ban••■’•os and did not apply them in the correct manner, applying them twice round the limb, instead of according to text-books; a narrow bandage was not inlied correctly; the foot bandage was applied correctly; flie time was fairly good, the stretcher work good, and the artificial respiration 'eotion particularly good. No. 4 squad .St. Augustine s B team): Squad began by treating thigh instead of leg. and after changing to lee, used a too narrow inner splint; upper bandage securing splint was applied too near knee; there was too big a space between bandages securin'- fracture; when stretcher was being lifted by bearers 1 and 3, No. 4 should have (een that the feet of patient were kept clear of bearer: the stretcher was much too short, especially when everything was at hand for longer one; the actibu of applying artificial respiration was not well enough ‘defined, and the body pressure of restorer not. good; the time was good. We can never learn to do a thing well without making mistakes, ar4 patrolleaders should take a note of these errors, .»nd record them for future competitions. The association desires to heartily thank Miss Fossette, Mr. A. O. Richardson, and Mr. F. Ward, of the St. John Ambulance ”’?ade. for judging the competition.. The proposed A kola camp for the training of cubmasters) has been fixed for La’tr day week-end. Will any cubmasters who have not yet heard of this, nnd who wish to join in, please send word to the Hocretary as soon as possible. The camp is to commence on Friday evening. October 22, and conclude on tho following Monday evening, Akela Leader Miss N. Wilson is running his camp, bo ■ will be ’’good”—the more so as we shall have no less a person ‘han Major Sandford assisting her. So Wellington Cubbing has an opportunity—let’s make the most of it. , During the past week, tho District Commissioner visited St. Paul’s, Roseneatli nnd Ngaio troops, finding that St. Paul’s has developed a fine ixaniple of patrol-leaders' responsibilities. Roseneat, h. in its temporary I’den” at St. Johns, is steadily growing, and that Ngaio, while increased in numbers, are working hard for second class. District Scoutmaster Nelson passed up aivd invested three tenderfoots. Sir Alfred Robin then presented Scoutmaster 0. ‘ : ims with his warrant under the interesting ceremony of Ipise. A good attendance of the parents’ committee was much appreciated. After these meetings, games and much merriment ensued; in fact, ater on. it, looked ns if the parent: would like to join in one of the games. The Rev. V. A. Bianki has accepted the nosition as chaplain to the First Rover Company.