1st GM and a session on EAR

Reported by Pres Gregory

13th July 2006 - The first General Meeting for the year was held at the Malacca Club at 8.00pm. It was the GM to mark the start of the new Rotaract term and the kick off of the club’s newly adopted theme of “Rotaract: Empowering Through Knowledge”.

The main agenda for this first GM of the year was a talk on Expired Air Resuscitation (EAR) by Mr. Yong Yang Chow, a qualified lifeguard trainer and examiner. Mr. Yong had been training lifeguards for many years and was very generous to share his knowledge and experiences with us.

The talk was indeed informative, as Mr. Yong covered a large extend of EAR. This included the ABCs of EAR, the many techniques of conducting EAR and certain DOs and DON’Ts when conducting it. He mentioned briefly on other life saving maneuvers and invited us for a demonstration. Mr. Yong shared also his experience in training and conducting life saving courses and stressed that proper knowledge and technique is very important in an emergency. Wrong techniques and failure to recognize the symptoms correctly often end up causing more danger to the victim. He said many people take lifesaving techniques lightly, mainly because there are exposed to them a lot on television. However, he warned that the techniques often displayed on television were often inaccurate. Such he was very glad to share his knowledge with us as we can never be too prepared to face an emergency.

Pic A: Mr. Yong introduces the ABCs of Expired Air Resuscitation. A – Airways, B – Breathing and C – Circulation.

Pic B: “Tilt the victim’s head to open the airway”

A certificate of appreciation to Mr. Yong for the informative and “life-saving” speech!