Christchurch first aid course

[JMemonic]

I have just gotten off the phone with the nice folks at St Johns discussing a motorcycle specific course for us, we can have a maximum of 18 people attending it will be a 4.5 hour course, and we can either have it on a Saturday morning or one evening, the course cost total is about $835 including, thus if we can get a full 18 it will work out to about $46 each.

They will cover off
CPR
Bleeding
Neck, and Spinal (including helmet removal)
Head immobilisation
Fractures.

To some of you this will be old hat, but so what practice, practice, and more practice cant hurt, neither can training.

I need numbers folks.

[Transalper]

I would do it so long as the date works for me.
When is good? Well, next year sometime. Weekend probably better, but not a long weekend... although now I think about it, I can probably manage doing an evening if that's the way it goes.

[Ducky848]

Im in, pending confirmation of date.

[Retroqueen]

I could do with the refresher!! so count me in and as soon as you have a date let me know and I'll calender it....

[Flip]

Count me in little buddy.

[Spuds1234]

If the date and time is good, or I have plenty of notice I will be there with bells on.

[phoenixgtr]

I'll be there

[portokiwi]

Did you try Red Cross as Well? they might be able to do you a good deal as well.

[Blackbox]

Yep, depending on date...

[McWild]

What is the $835 price tag made up of?
I'm very interested but damn, that's not cheap.

Edit: Whoopsy, thought that was each. Would love to take part haha.

[fireliv]

Put me down JM again as long as dates allow. Cheers for looking into it

[timg]

Me too subject to date being OK

[cooneyr]

Me too subject to date being OK

+1 I'm into a bit of that. That price is damn cheap.

Cheers R

[JMemonic]

Did you try Red Cross as Well? they might be able to do you a good deal as well.

I did think of Red Cross but my preference is St Johns, primarily as they are the folks who attend motorcycle accidents. We have the opportunity to learn from experienced folks in the know, Red Cross run excellent courses in industrial first aid etc but this is being geared towards motorcyclists.

Who knows perhaps we can gear up a training programme that other centres might run with, anyone got any contacts with ACC locally to see if we cant get a little sponsorship there?

[far queue]

Neck, and Spinal (including helmet removal)
Head immobilisation
Fractures.

To some of you this will be old hat,


+1 I'm into a bit of that.I guess you could say that CR :shit: :laugh:

I'm keen. Any evening is generally fine, weekends will depend on the date.

[Ghost_Bullet]

I just a refresher course last week with City First Aid, they were bloody good, though a few years back did one with St John, and they gave out a little kit with book, and a blowup doll.... very handy.

[cooneyr]

I guess you could say that CR :shit: :laugh:

Kinda my point. Most of us adventurers (not that your one any more) should be doing this sort of course as we're often a bloody long way from help should we need it. I know when I crashed I was thinking, damn I hope Plug and TA can cope with this situation. They did a Stirling job by the way.

Cheers R

[Dave-]

in pending date too.

[portokiwi]

I just a refresher course last week with City First Aid, they were bloody good, though a few years back did one with St John, and they gave out a little kit with book, and a blowup doll.... very handy.

Is Andrea Brossnan still teaching there for City first aid?
Shes a good instructor.

[Ghost_Bullet]

Is Andrea Brossnan still teaching there for City first aid?
Shes a good instructor.

Wed some Canadian fella, witty and funny, even the dry boring material was made great, sure helps with retention of info.

[JMemonic]

Wed some Canadian fella, witty and funny, even the dry boring material was made great, sure helps with retention of info.

I met that guy a while ago I think good bloke, used to be a paramedic if its the guy I am thinking of.

[MotoGirl]

This is an awesome idea and something I've been thinking about doing myself (but locally, of course!). When you guys do this, can someone post some feedback about it? I'm keen to see how it goes.

[cooneyr]

Just been speaking to SWMBO about this. She is keen to do the course as well as me, but as she doesn't ride very much, if all the spaces are taken by riders she will bow out.

Cheers R

[Mully Clown]

I would be interested if there is a space available. Available pretty much any evening or weekend.

[karla]

I'd like to do a refresher, did a St John's course some time ago when Youth Worker but if I don't use stuff it slips away into the black holes in my mind :bye: So count me in please, preferably after Christmas, I'm away til mid January ~

[Ghost_Bullet]

One of the great things I have found over the yrs of doing these courses, is that the techniques have become much simpler to remember, as with child to adult, the methods for cpr are pretty much the same.

I am lucky my employer ensures all our certs' are up to date.

[laRIKin]

We need dates before we can say yes.
We are both interested

[JMemonic]

This is an awesome idea and something I've been thinking about doing myself (but locally, of course!). When you guys do this, can someone post some feedback about it? I'm keen to see how it goes.

Will do no worries, I might see if we can get course notes that can be used by other providers, that will depend on St Johns.

[JMemonic]

Ok folks I think we have numbers, I will look at a dates for late January, early Febuary.

The names are

Me
Kerry (my other half)
Transalper
Ducky 848
Retroqueen
Flip
Spuds1234
Phoenixgtr
Blackbox
McWild
fireliv
timg
cooneyr
far queue
Dave-
SWMBO
Mully Clown
Karla
Lemans
SDU

That puts the numbers at 20 I will approach St Johns and see if we can go to that and see if I can sort out 2 weekends to pick from

Thanks to all, I can not express my gratitude to the support this has had, if anyone else is interested please post in case places become available.

[laRIKin]

Thanks to all, I can not express my gratitude to the support this has had, if anyone else is interested please post in case places become available.

And if you are interested do get in contact with JMemonic.
Because as always there will be people that will have to pull out for some good reason.

[Transalper]

My partner J is interested if a gap opens up.

[stevewederell]

I may be keen. No stress if it's full. I've done the same course as GhostBullet last week with Chris. Would be interested what extra was covered.

[KingJackaL]

Nice - good price, and good idea.

I'm in if I can make the date and there's room! :)

[Oakie]

Happy to fill a gap if the timing works for me. I have a current cert but a bike specific one sounds great.

[Huntaway]

Put me in the reserves as one, maybe two persons, subject to date...
Congrats on the initiative!

[Peeteey]

I'm definately in if there's room or another one is organised!
Great idea!
:niceone:

[JMemonic]

Sorry folks been a little busy, our wedding has taken up most of my time but I will be getting back on this in the next couple of weeks

[fireliv]

Damn Straight JM Chop chop!! (P/T)

[far queue]

Ok folks I think we have numbers, I will look at a dates for late January, early Febuary.


Sorry folks been a little busy, our wedding has taken up most of my time but I will be getting back on this in the next couple of weeksSooooooooo ... how are you going with this?