European Sand yachting Event

Drogheda Division provided Medical cover for the European Sand yachting event held on Bettystown/Laytown Beach in Co.Meath. Our crews were up nice and early each day to ensure the participants and spectators had a safe week . The event itself ran over 6 days which included a training day.

New members welcome

Training starts back next week for all Cadet and Adult members. New members are welcome, with or without experience as training will be provided. If your already a registered EMT, PARA, AP, NURSE or DOCTOR and want to help out in the community and or keep your skill levels up, we want to hear from you.

Cadets (11to18yrs) train each Monday from 630pm to 830pm

Adults train each Tuesday from 730pm to 930pm. Feel free to come along on the night or if need more info get in touch with us. St John Ambulance, Mell Parish Hall, Upper Mell, Drogheda. 0868771251 or [email protected]

Drogheda Chamber of Commerce barbecue

We would like to Thank – Drogheda Chamber of Commerce, for selecting us as the local charity to receive a donation from their recent barbecue. It was great to meet with all the local businesses.

Training Scenario – Car Crash 21/08/2017

Always expect the unexpected

training cadets is an extremely important task for us. We want our cadets to accel in first aid and have develop a passion for them through first aid and helping people. However training from slides and manuals can get a little boring over time and can make cadets lose interest in their training. To tackle this problem we have introduced first aid scenario’s into the mix to try and keep the situation as real as possible while being able to monitor the situation and make sure everyone is safe.

on the 21 of August 2017, we… Continue reading

Glanmire First Aid Course begins 2nd October 2017

Glanmire Division is pleased to announce that an adult first aid course will begin on 2nd October 2017, running for 8 weeks on Monday evenings from 7.30pm to 9.30pm.

The course will be held in St John Glanmire’s premises at Glanmire Industrial Estate, Sallybrook.

Topics covered include;

  • Managing Incidents 
  • Resuscitation/CPR including AED 
  • Poisoning
  • Patient Examination
  • Fractures 
  • Miscellaneous Injuries
  • Priorities of First Aid 
  • Control of Bleeding
  • Communications
  • Unconsciousness
  • Wounds & Dressings
  • Heart Attacks
  • Strokes
  • Burns & Scalds 

The cost of this course is €120.

To book a place, email [email protected] with your name, contact number,… Continue reading

Meeting the Team behind Foxrock

Foxrock has always had a high standard to meet within St John Ambulance and this can only be made possible through the hard work and efficient management of the division locally. Currently we have one of the strongest management teams that we have ever had, run by members that have years of experience with first aid as well as expert knowledge having gone through the cadet ranks themselves. They have seen the good and the bad of St John Ambulance and know how to tackle these problems to reach a resolve whether that be at events, during meetings or with… Continue reading