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by qikit | 09:10 PM
So, the story goes like this. In St. John Ambulance Malaysia, the region of Wilayah Perseketuan, has never ever made it past the National Competition round due to several reasons.
- Judges that are not internally trained (ie. our own doctors who knows the syllabus and methodology taught). Judges that are being called to assist in judging the competition are emergency doctors who are trained on different methodologies as they are hospital based while we are more field based.
From the recent shorthanded assistance received from the Emergency Department of University Malaya Medical Centre, the National Competition Committee decided to rope in our own resources to judge 2 of the category. In the end, it is evident that our own internal resource are stricter and able to judge based on syllabus and not just a good show.
- Marking Schemes are present, but the external judges changes every year. So, method of judging is never known and how patients should be treated is hard to determine. In reality, emergency cases are being treated as how the situation will be to ensure the survival of the patient regardless of means. However in the competition, things are less flexible.
Anyway, this year, one team from Wilayah Perseketuan was able to make history by winning the Overall Champions of their category which are the Nursing Cadets category. Represented by Cochrane Road School.
This team worked hard for where they stand now. The past history of this Division is that they tried their best without any help from trainers to win the State Competition but was unable to for several years. Two years ago, they are beginning to make their efforts noticed. Now they have won the State Competition, advanced to the National Competition and surfed their way to the Singapore-Malaysia Round which is a huge coincidence as this Singapore Malaysia Round is a biennal competition and this time, it is held in Singapore.
Now, time for my reporting of the whole Singapore Trip from my view.
KL SENTRAL 2030hrs 19 June
Everyone was having fun chattering and all excited. T-shirts were exchanged and final arrangements are being made. A box of 3-ply Face Masks and 6 bottles of alcohol based sanitiser were given to the girls and Mr. Wang their accompanying officer for the journey to Singapore by Train.
When they left to the terminal to board the train, Mr Lim Kian Tong, Oh Boon Hann, Madam Yang Wai Yew and I discussed about our arrangement to go down to Singapore by car the next day.
Mr Lim Kian Tong’s Toyota ALTIS 1845hrs 20 June
We embarked on our journey from the Seremban Highway, Headed to the North-South Expressway and headed south to Johor Bahru! Reached Johor with a speeding ticket about 23hrs. Crossed the border about at the Causeway at about 2330hrs with a minor traffic jam. Reached Royal Hotel @ Queens at about 0015hrs and headed for supper.
Oh Boon Hann, Student Nurse and Divisional Segeant
Mr Lim Kian Tong, Divisional Superintendant, “Pilot” of the “flight” to Singapore
Mr Wang Siew Hong, Regional Secretary
My Plate of Fried Kuey Teow
21 June 0815hrs
Headed down to the coffee house to have buffet breakfast and temperature checks for the A(H1N1) Influenza.
Cash dealings
The next mission was to follow up on a recorded phone conversation between an ah beng and a banglah. There is a location mentioned in the recorded audio mentioning Punggol Block 107 and we went hunting for that block since Punggol is not too far from the competition venue. Some of you might not know what so great about this audio clip. It’s nothing more than a prank call for some, but its a great inside joke for us from SJAM WP.
YouTube audio clip link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0fA3x_75O4 [WARNING: Only listen to the clip if you re not offended by foul language and racism](audio only. no video)
To be continued.
*edit-update*
Part two can be found here