St John Ambulance Cadets make positive impact on their community

Today is United Nations International Youth Day which this year is celebrating youth engagement for global action.

We always hear how cadets are the future of St John Ambulance, but they are far more than that. They are a vital part of our pre-hospital family, trained and ready to give their time and skills.

As we celebrate the positive impact young people have on our society, we send our appreciation and thanks to all our Cadets across the country.

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St John Ambulance training goes contactless

Conscious of how nervous some of our first aid and fire warden course attendees might feel we set about changing the layout of our venue.

We now provide training where the attendee has their own pod, like going to school in September will be. In each pod you have your own mannequin to do bandaging and your own manikins for practicing CPR. These are cleaned by a team wearing PPE. After your manikin is cleaned, it is put into a 100% degradable bag which you open on the day of your course.

Each attendee receives a student pack which contains… Continue reading

Happy St John Day

St John Ambulance Ireland joins with the wider St John International family in celebrating St John Day each year on 24 June.

As we celebrate St John Day we look at who we are today. We are a family, with all the diversity and differences of any family. We have volunteers from all ages, cultures, nationalities, and genders. We have the rebellious teens, the eccentric uncles, the strict parents. We have volunteers from all areas of society from hospital consultants to young people in primary school. What we all have in common is the desire, willingness and training to give… Continue reading

Happy Father’s Day

Happy Father’s Day to all our St John Fathers who give so much of their time, to the fathers who stay home so their partners can volunteer, to the fathers of our cadets who support, encourage and taxi our cadets around. You’re all part of the St John Ambulance family and we hope you all have a great day.