St. John Ambulance Comps

St. John Ambulance cadets within the Nelson-Marlborough district competed for cadet and nursing awards at the annual competitions in Nelson last month. Contests, oral and practical, gave the cadets an opportunity of displaying their knowledge of first aid and home nursing. Patients, some of them exhibiting the most ghastly-looking wounds, were worked on under the eagle eyes of judges and in circumstances similar to those which could be encountered anywhere at any time.

Richmond cadets, J. Levy, T. Haughey and M. Renwick arrive on the scene of a bicycle "accident", and make their initial assessment before commencing work.

Judith Scott displays her knowledge of resuscitation on patient, Michael Bulman.

Karen Thompson and Katheryn Large (Grovetown) complete their bed-making

"Five mils of nasty stuff, please," and John Bannerman (Blenheim) does the measuring to the satisfaction of examiner, Kay Morrison.

Wendy Austin (Stoke) swotting hard

Grovetown cadets awaiting examination, Colleen Draper, Joan Macdonald, Susan Large, Gail Macdonald, Janet Airey, spare a smile for us.

Shona O'Carroll (Nelson) ponders the answer to a question on resuscitation posed by Mr Raymond McConchie

Also swotting ("Batman," that is), was Mark Whelan.

A patient patient: Michael Day and his 'orrible leg wound.

Dr Low supervises work on two accident victims, Kevin Jensen and Judith Winter, upon whom Sandra Robinson, Judith Pauling and Janet Powell (Stoke) are working.

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The Nelson Photo News

No 79 : May 27, 1967

St. John Ambulance Comps