Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS) crew commander Phillip Jacobus \u201cPJ\u201d Reid has been appointed as a judge for the 2018 World Rescue Challenge.<\/p>\n
Reid is based at Leon Ferreira Fire Station in Boksburg and will travel to Cape Town to judge from October 21 to October 26.<\/p>
The World Rescue Challenge is an international firefighters\u2019 competition.<\/p>\n
Reid will be one of five South Africans who will join 21 other assessors from all over the world.<\/p>
The World Rescue Challenge is the premier global rescue event and is hosted by different countries each year.<\/p>\n
It is hosted by the World Rescue Organisation and this year\u2019s event will be co-hosted in conjunction with the South African Medical Rescue Organisation (SAMRO).<\/p>\n
Teams from throughout the world compete in extricating a patient from the wreck of a vehicle at a staged accident scene.<\/p>\n
The teams will be assessed in three safety categories, namely incident commanding, technical rescue (the use of tools to extricate a patient) and the medical technique they use.<\/p>\n
They will also be assessed on professionalism, speed and care.<\/p>\n
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ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n Germiston South home goes up in flames<\/a><\/p>\n Eskom power lines damaged in Wadeville recycling company fire causes widespread power outage<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The categories also include general approach to the scene, survey of the scene, casualty care and assessment and communication among the team and with the patient and also the assessors.<\/p>\n All these have to be done within a specified time limit.<\/p>\n Reid stressed that although the main aim in an emergency is to extricate the patient from danger, safety for emergency personnel involved is also key.<\/p>\n He said being selected as an assessor is the highlight of his career which spans 26 years.<\/p>\n Reid added that these types of competitions are good for training and ensuring that they have a readily deployable team of emergency personnel.<\/p>\n \u201cMy shift is already benefiting from it as we are currently doing training on how to extricate a patient from a motor vehicle accident safely and on time,\u201d Reid said.<\/p>\n He added that mastering communication on the scene is one of the key things in emergency situations.<\/p>\n \u201cSometimes you get to a vehicle accident scene and find that there is no one trapped, but there is a person still sitting in the wrecked car.<\/p>\n \u201cWe constantly train our crew to know how to talk the patient out of such situations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hav<\/strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)\u00a0<\/span>germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong> or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)\u00a0<\/span>leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Kgotsofalang Mashilo (journalist)\u00a0kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Remember to visit the Germiston City News on the following social media platforms:<\/p>\n Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Twitter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Instagram<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n YouTube<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Or add the GCN on\u00a0<\/b><\/span>WhatsApp 079 406 1181<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>or\u00a0BBM (BBM Pin: 7F102137)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>today, to get all the latest news.<\/p>\n Catch-up on more local news with our sister newspapers\u00a0<\/span>Bedfordview Edenvale News<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<\/span>Alberton Record<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Kempton Express<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n