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Eastbourne District Scout (Fellowship) First Aid Team |
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Services Offered
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EDSFAT are able to provide a number of specialist services in order to "Support Scouting Events".
The main function of the Team is in providing First Aid cover at Scouting events. This can be as little as two Team members sitting in a car with a First Aid kit through to a full attendance with both walking and mobile First Aiders, on site treatment area, First Aid Treatment Trailer and the Iveco and 4 x 4 Land Rover First Aid Units.
The First Aid Units are designed to act as mobile First Aid points and are not operated as ambulances apart from at large events. They carry a range of First Aid equipment starting with simple portable First Aid Kits containing plasters, bandages and dressings. These kits can be removed from the vehicles and can be used at the scene of an incident. The First Aid Units also carry a further range of First Aid equipment to help provide more extensive treatments where necessary, this equipment includes:
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The First Aid Units are always crewed by qualified First Aiders, where possible we will staff with a female and a male First Aider. The First Aiders will never try to provide treatments that are outside their knowledge and training.
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When required EDSFAT can use its experience with events to provide a more medically orientated provision. EDSFAT is able to provide a number of more experienced staff with additional training, this can include providing medical gases (such as oxygen and the pain relieving gas entonox) and more advanced diagnostic equipment as well as some important life saving medication. EDSFAT also has a number of members who work in the medical profession, these include a doctor, trainee doctor, emergency practitioner nurse, physiotherapists and community carers all of whose services we can call upon if necessary. Many of these members are also trained as First Aiders and attend regular events in that role but can provide the more advanced treatments if required. As well as providing our in-house members over the years we have built up a strong relationship with a number of Scout First Aid Teams around the UK and we provide assistance to them at large events and vice-versa. When EDSFAT is asked to attend any large event (usually over 500 people) we start to think about using our Large Event experience to put together a suitable First Aid / Medical provision. The most basic part of this is using the Large Event equipment, which includes large quantities of First Aid equipment commonly needed at large events. See the resources page for more information. |
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As well as being able to provide the two First Aid Units, described above, EDSFAT is also able to provide a couple of Immediate Response Vehicles. The first is a vehicle normally used to transport the Doctor and their equipment to an incident and is used on tarmac roads only. The second is a Land Rover Discovery and provides a 4x4 offroad capability for faster access to an incident away from a road. See the resources page for more information.
FIRST AID TRAININGEDSFAT provide First Aid training for many of the leaders in East Sussex. This is organised through the East Sussex County Training office. In the past EDSFAT has taught First Response Courses. However, these are being phased out and replaced with Red Cross accredited one day First Aid courses. A couple of EDSFAT members have attended a Red Cross training course run by the Red Cross for the Scout Association. This enables EDSFAT to teach a externally recognised course for members of the Scout Association to use.
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As well as running some of the County First Aid courses EDSFAT also attends local groups and Districts to provide First Aid training for the young people. The new Scout Association progressive "Emergency Aid" badge scheme provides a structured set of areas that have to be covered, increasing in knowledge as they move up through their groups. More information regarding the First Aid training provided by EDSFAT can be found here |  |
Occasionally EDSFAT is asked to provide walking First Aiders for hikes. The walking First Aiders can be deployed to Join one or a number of event organised walking teams on hikes. The preferred ratio is for two First Aiders to join one event organisers team. The walking First Aiders will be able to provide assistance at an incident, be that assessing a hike team, providing minor treatment, through to coordinating a much fuller response requiring vehicles and specialist treatments and casualty transport.
All walking First Aiders are experienced walkers with training in navigation, search techniques and First Aid. If walking First Aiders have been requested to attend a hike they will remain at an "On Course" location through out, familiarising themselves with the route and terrain for that event. If the event organisers do require them to be deployed they will have plans in place for an immediate response.
COMMUNICATIONSEDSFAT has access to a number of different radio systems. For our own First Aid communication at events EDSFAT use Private Mobile Radios (PMR) in portable and mobile control unit form. These radios offer us an easy method of communication between our First Aid control, our First Aid Units, First Aiders and walking First Aiders. EDSFAT can also operate CB radio equipment as many event organisers still use this radio system.
EDSFAT operates a large array of specialist masts and antennas. A number of members are licensed Radio Amateurs which allows us to communicate with event organisers using amateur radio frequencies.
When at larger events EDSFAT uses it Event Mobile Phone which allows event organisers to distribute the phone number to staff, and possibly participants, for use in case of need. The number is distributed to event organisers if required.
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