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This year 17th Galway Gort Scouts have enabled 25 adult and youth members of Scouting Ireland to be awarded a Remote Emergency Care Certificate.
During our training and from other literature it became obvious that one of the most vital pieces of eqipment that each group should consider having is an AED (defibrillator).
After approaching both Gort and District Lions Club, who gave us €1000 of which €500 was towards a defibrialator, Gort Credit Union has most generously matched that €500 to enable us to purchase the item.
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On Saturday 17th September the Beaver and Cub sections of the 17th Galway Gort Scout Group had a joint event in Coole park with backwoods skills and general woodcraft work.
After a successful application for assistance from Gort Lyons Club we were honoured to be presented with a cheque for €1000.
€500 towards an AED and €500 towards the purchase of much needed eqipment for our youth members.
We ended our day on a high with the presentation of Beaver CSA awards to two now new cubs, a Stage 7 Emergency Badge for our Cub Section Leader and service awards for eligible scouters.
It was certainly a day to remember.
Gort and District Lions, From Left to Right, Julia Qualter - Treasuer, Tony Hannon - President, and Bridie Willers - Secretary presented a cheque for €1000 to 17th Galway Gort Scout Group Leader Veronica Stone.
Gort Scouts would like to take this chance to say a huge thank you to Gort Lions for their support.
Galway County Team and Groups
Scouts work to save lives
In Ireland 2% of youths suffer from an undetected heart condition that may cause Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA), which strikes with no warning and no pattern. There’s little time to react and even less time to think as SCA can happen to anyone, at anytime, regardless of age, gender or fitness. That’s why 5,000 people in Ireland die each year due to SCA.
Safety, emergency preparedness and first aid are key lifesaving skills known by every scout. Scouting Ireland now has an initiative to raise awareness of SCA to also make every scout group and facility in Ireland heart safe.
As part of this initiative, Irish-based HeartSine® has teamed with Scouting Ireland and HeartSafety Solutions to provide customised rescue kits, along with CPR and AED training, to scouting groups
While SCA can’t always be prevented, immediate access to an AED can increase the chance of survival by up to 75%, especially when scouts are in remote areas where access to emergency services is often limited
With its easy to follow visual and audible prompts, HeartSine’s samaritan PAD guides the rescuer through all the steps in the rescue process making it simple to use for even novice rescuers. And thankfully, Ireland’s "Good Samaritan" law enacted in 2011 allows rescuers to take action to prevent the unnecessary loss of a precious life without fear of litigation or liability.
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