General News
6 September, 2023
First aid badges for cadets
TWELVE cadets from the Tully Army Cadet Unit 152 have received their first aid badges and are nationally accredited to provide the lifesaving techniques.
After completing an online component and the practical training last Tuesday afternoon, the cadets learned how to perform CPR on adults and children, how to react to anaphylactic shock and how to stabilise wounds.
The cadets were presented with their certificates by Councillor Trudy Tschui and Karl Adams from the Tully RSL.
Unit officer Captain Rick Gorle said the event had gone smoothly and the cadets were confident in the acquired knowledge.
“The course went very smoothly, the instructor was great, and the cadets were easily able to understand what he was teaching,” Capt Gorle said.
Tweak First Aid Training owner Jaydon Grassi said he had enjoyed working with the ACU 152 cadets.
“We provided standard and nationally accredited first aid training and the cadets were really enthusiastic and grateful that we were there, they were incredibly mature for their age, so I had a great time helping them,” he said.
“Being involved with the community is something we’re very interested in."
The cadets will travel to Townsville later this month for a week of drills where they will get to display the first aid badges for the first time.
