Mark R. Halladay Emergency Services

Once in a while I donate my time to help out an organization with their required training. This past weekend I was happy to teach first aid to the Trail Wardens of the Frontenac ATV Club. As well, Club members were offered a free CPR course the next day. Extra people with training on the trails makes the rides a bit safer....and I got to make a few more friends for the rides! :)

Recently I taught a class that tried to bribe me into not having them write the final exam. When I came back to the classroom from a break they had spruced up a manikin and had taped a $20 bill to it. What do you think I did? Should I have accepted the bribe or should I have given them a more challenging celebration of knowledge?

Safety First!

I have been doing the annual medical training at Ontario Power Generation in Bath this week. CPR, AED, pocket masks, bag valve masks, tourniquets, pulse oximetry, blood pressure, oxygen, suction, naloxone, collars and oral airways. But the icing on the cake was the new safety requirements even for my manikins. I think I was being duped for this requirement. Thoughts? 🤔

Firefighters taking care of firefighters!For the past 4 weekends I have been completing medical training with South Frontenac Fire & Rescue. There are no amenities close by where people can purchase lunch. But not to worry, the firefighters have it figured out. One of the firefighters recently acquired a new to him chip truck. With the help of other senior firefighters this chip truck arrived just before lunch every Saturday and Sunday and provided fries, pogos and poutine for the firefighters taking the course. No charge but donations accepted. Unfortunately the food was so good that bellies were full and eyes were heavy for the start of the afternoon sessions. 😉 There are rumours that the truck may get a sprinkling of red paint and a name. Want to help? Drop a suggestion to name the truck in the comments below. Cheers!