San Fernando TML wins TTRCS Annual First Aid Competition

The group from San Fernando TML scored the highest number of points but there was praise to all four groups in the final round of the Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross’ Annual First Aid Competition.

"The written part was the hardest", 10 year old students Nadia Ali and Sazarah Rahaman, agreed. The questions about what day World Blood Donor Day is observed (June 14) and which National Red Cross/Red Crescent Society was recognized on 22nd of June 2006 (Palestine Red Crescent Society and Magen David Adom) caused the children a bit of problems.

But when all the scores were given, the two girls and the rest of the group from San Fernando TML were announced as winners of this year’s Red Cross First Aid Competition.

Four groups reached the final and were given an individual multiple choice test and two open questions. They also had to perform two practical First Aid tests.

Group by group the children showed how to safely remove soiled gloves and how they would help a fainted person.

All the groups were outstanding, the judges agreed, naming specifically the group from St. Margaret’s Boys Anglican School.

“All the groups did very well – so a special congratulations to all for getting this far in the competition. Also I would like to give a very special praise to the group from St. Margaret’s Boys Anglican School who was outstanding in their practical test," said Sister Patricia Paul, a retired nursing administrator who supervised the competition alongside First Aid, Youth and Health personnel from the Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross Society. "But overall it was the group from San Fernando TML who scored the highest number of points.”

Nadia Ali, Sazarah Rahaman, Ejaaz Ali, Kareem Mohammed and Siddeeq A. Shatoor all traveled back to their school as winners with top marks of 225 points.

2nd runner up was the group from St. Margaret’s Boys Anglican School (187 points), 3rd place went to Seereeram Memorial Vedic School (160 points) and 4th final place, Arima Girls RC School (153 points).

San Fernando TML School will receive their trophy next Red Cross Red Crescent Day (May 8 2007) and all the children have been given Her Excellency’s book prizes.