PDDCS Family Disco 28th March

28th March is a busy day.

Day-time - Free first aid training for deaf youth

Evening - Family Disco

Disco March 2013 by Peterborough and District Deaf Children's Society

'First Aid for Young people' training opportunity

Earlier this year we posted a fun way to learn first aid. Since then the PDDCS have been given funding towards the amazing opportunity to offer a free First Aid for Young People to our members. St John Ambulance will be providing the training, a 6 hour course, on Thursday 28th March.

"As well as providing the ability to be the difference between life and death, first aid training at a young age helps to build confidence andself esteem as well as teamwork and communication skills."

If you are a PDDCS member and wish to know more about this training or book a place please contact tquail@jackhunt.net

Spaces are limited

 

 

Hot Galaxy Warm Heart Fund - PDDCS project

Every month the Hot Galaxy Warm Heart Fund give one award of £300 to the People's Choice.

The PDDCS want to give the local deaf young people the opportunity to learn first aid, a vital life skill.

We wish to ask for your support.

Click here to vote for PDDCS in the Hot Galaxy Warm Heart Fund.

A fun way to learn first aid

St John Ambulance has launched its first online game, Rescue Run, to help introduce people to life saving first aid.

If you wish to go straight to playing the game click this link: https://rescuerun.sja.org.uk/

To learn about the game itself read the information below

The game sees the main character, Ron, race against the clock to meet friends at the cinema on time, while gaining points by using basic first aid skills to help people along the way. Venturing down streets such as Accident Avenue and Calamity Close, Ron encounters challenging emergencies which he must deal with to win points. Each casualty suffers from an injury or illness where basic first aid could have given them a chance to live.





https://rescuerun.sja.org.uk/

The game focuses on five key ways to save a life; including dealing with choking, severe bleeding, chest pains, unconscious and not breathing (needing cardiopulmonary resuscitation; CPR) and unconscious but breathing (the recovery position).

St John Ambulance hopes the game will give people the opportunity to pick up some basic awareness of first aid so that in a real life emergency they could be the difference between life and death.

Sue Killen, CEO, St John Ambulance said:‘Up to 150,000 people die needlessly each year in instances where first aid could have given them a chance to live.

‘As the leading first aid charity, we’recommitted to helping people learn first aid andRescue Run is a fun and entertaining way to do this. Not only are you able to show off your gaming prowess but you can also learn how to save a life. There aren’t many games that can do that.’

Give it a go...see if you will arrive at the cinema in time or be caught on Accident Avenue forever?

First Aid Videos with Sign Language

Check out these videos from the British Red Cross. They cover basic first aid with BSL interpretation. There is a series of eight videos. Check out the first one below.

The full set of videos can be found here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtrQ-8NHd74&feature=bf_prev&list=SPEA96F569BB3D7B87&lf=list_related