Result of 51st National First Aid & Home Nursing Competition

The 51st National First Aid & Home Nursing Competition just concluded. Once again Johor grabbed away the National Overall Champion. Congratulation to Johor Contingent, Bravo !

Results is as follow :

Ambulance Cadet Category
Foot Drill
1 Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur
2 Perak
3 Pulau Pinang

Short Case
1 Johor
2 Kedah
3 Melaka

Long Case
1 Selangor
2 Johor
3 Wilayah

Category Champion: Johor

Nursing Cadet Category
Foot Drill
1 Negeri Sembilan
2 Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur
3 Kedah

Short Case
1 Melaka
2 Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur
3 Perak

Home Nursing
1 Kedah
2 Perak
3 Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur

Category Champion: Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur

Ambulance Adult Category
Foot Drill
1 Johor
2 Melaka
3 Kedah

Short Case
1Johor
2 Negeri Sembilan
3 Melaka

Long Case
1 Johor
2 Kedah
3 Selangor

Category Champion: Johor

Nursing Adult Category
Foot Drill
1 Kelantan
2 Perak
3 Pulau Pinang

Short Case
1 Perak
2 Selangor
3 Melaka

Home Nursing
1 Johor
2 Pulau Pinang
3 Selangor

Category Champion: Perak

National Overall Champion: Johor

Ambulance Adult Team from Johor, Ambulance Cadet Team from Johor, Nursing Cadet Team from Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur and Nursing Adult Team from Perak is going to represent St. John Ambulance of Malaysia in the coming Sinmal Competition.
Good Luck and All The Best.

51st National First Aid & Home Nursing Competition

The 51st National First Aid & Home Nursing Competition will be held at the Police Training Centre (PULAPOL) from the 30th and 31st of May 2009. Four teams from Johor (Ambulance Adult Team, Nursing Adult Team and Ambulance Cadet Team from Johor Bahru Area and also Nursing Cadet Team from Segamat Area) will participate in respective category. SJAM Muar Area wishes the entire participant, all the best in the competition !

Congratulations to recipent of SJAM Centennial Medal

Congratulation to SJAM Muar Area, Area Commander, Dr. Richard Keah Say Hien and Deputy Area Commander Mr Lee Hong Leng in receiving the SJAM Centennial Medal.

Changes in First Aid Manual 9th Edition

The First Aid Manual 9th Edition which was released early of this year possesses some changes, compared with the previous First Aid Manual 8th Edition.

The main contributor for First Aid Manual, St. John Ambulance UK had summarized the changes.

First Aid Manual Updates

* The changes of first aid training and teaching in First Aid Manual 9 do not serve as official instruction of change from SJAM National Headquarters Training Wing until an official announcement is made.

National Conference 2009

Glad to announce that SJAM State of Sabah is going to host the National Conference in 1-Borneo & Sutera Harbour, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, from 22nd-25th November 2009 with the theme “Teamwork in Humanitarian Service”.

Please click here for the Conference Programme.
Please click here for the Application Form.

8th National Training Seminar & Workshop

The National Headquarters Training Wing will be organising the 8th National Training Seminar & Workshop from the 15th to the 17th May 2009 at Genting Permai Park & Resort, Genting Highlands, Pahang.

Those who are interested, please contact the following key persons of this event:
Cik. S. Indraini 013-2062203 Indraini2003@yahoo.com.uk
En. Athi Arasan 016-2672980 (Penyelaras Latihan Zon Tengah)
Dr Jothi M. Panandam 03-89466896 jothi@agri.upm.edu.my
Cik. Grace 03-92851576 (SJAM HQ)

Pleace click here for the circular and get more information and registration detail.

For more information you can also visit SJAM National Headquarter Website.

Calling for 999

First, Dial 999 on your phone. Ask for ambulance
Second, Prepare to answer the following questions:

• The exact location, land mark
• Your telephone number / call back number
• What is happening ?
• How many people need help ?
• What is their age/gender ?
• Are they unconscious ?
• Are they breathing ?

Do not hang up until you are told to do so.

999, is the nationwide emergency number. The country 999 operating system manned by Telekom Malaysia and operates 24hrs daily. 999 can be dialed through fix-line phone or mobile phone. When there is no emergency, but you need ambulance to transport your family to hospital for routine check-up, don't call 999. Call your local non-emergency ambulance service provider. Click here for St. John Ambulance Muar Area Non-emergency Patient Transport Ambulance Service

When you call 999, a telephone operator will ask you which emergency service you need:

• Police
• Fire & Rescue
• Emergency Ambulance

Tell the operator your location and you need ambulance if the emergency happen required emergency ambulance service. Then your call will be diverted to local hospital or emergency ambulance service provider.

Operator : 999 emergency, can I help you?
Caller : I am in Jalan ABD Rahman, Muar. I need ambulance, someone fainted

The emergency medical dispatcher will always ask for the following details:

• The exact location of the incident, house number and name of the street
• The nearest road junction or land mark (to ease the emergency ambulance get to you quickly)
• Your telephone number ( very important: we can contact you back if ambulance cannot get to the location)

You will then be asked about the incident/patient's condition. If possible, be ready to pass on as much detail about the patient as you can. Don't panic while giving information, talk slowly and clearly.

• What is happening
• How many people need help ( 2 person injured is totally different with 10 injured)
• What is their age/sex
• Are they unconscious
• Are they breathing
• Do they have chest pains
• Are they bleeding.

Operator : Muar Hospital emergency, can I help you? what is happening?
Caller : Someone fainted at the coffee shop.

Operator : Tell me the exact location with the landmark please.
Caller : ABC coffee shop at Jalan ABD Rahman, coffee shop just next to the SS bank. I will wait for the ambulance at the roadside of Jalan ABD Rahman. I am wearing a t-shirt with red colour.

Operator : What is your telephone number?
Caller : 1234567 My name is Tan

Operator : can you tell me about the patient condition?
Caller : A man about 60 y/o fainted suddenly, he still breathing.

The questions about the patient's condition do not delay the response and allow us to work out what resources are required. Remember: Don not hang up your phone until the operator tells you to do so.

The details of the call are then passed to the nearest ambulance medic by radio or telephone. The emergency response can be on its way as soon as we have the address.
The ambulance medics will be updated on their journey about the patient's condition and any information related to the safety. We will aim to get help to you as soon as possible within ten minutes.

In the meantime, you will be asked to help the ambulance medic to get quickly to the patient, e.g.

• Turn on the lights inside and outside of your house.
• Make sure the front door is open and unlocked.
• If possible, have someone waiting outside to direct the ambulance medic.
• Get out any medication the patient takes.
• Ensure that any pets - especially dogs - are put away.
• Don't off your hand-phone or put it in "silence" mode.
• Be ready to receive any call back by the Emergency Medical Dispatcher.

You will be asked to give any information to help ensure the safety of the medics.

You will be told how to help the patient until the arrival of the ambulance medics.
When help arrives, the patient's condition will be assessed and pre-hospital care/ treatment will be given at the scene.

If after treatment, the patient's condition is still critical, then the local hospital will be alerted so as to prepare for their arrival.

The patient will either be taken to the local government hospital accident and emergency (A & E) department or to the private hospital of patient own choice (charges may apply).

The ambulance medic will report to the doctor or medical staff at hospital all the assessment and patient condition as well as pre-hospital care given to the patient.

Myth: Patients arriving hospital in emergency ambulances receive priority treatment at the A & E Department

Truth: ALL patients arriving at A & E Department will be assessed by the medical staff at the hospital. Those assessed as critical will be attended to first, followed by non-emergency cases.

Having handed over the patient the medic need to make sure paperwork is complete and their equipment and ambulance is ready for another call.

These valueable information are adopted from SJAM EMAS Penang website.

Influenza A (H1N1)

Recently there is an attack from Influenza A (H1N1), formerly known as Swine Influenza. Please take some precaution and update yourself with the latest issue before you are going to oversea.
For more updates and FAQ please visit the Official Website of Ministry of Health . For more information please call Crisis Prepareness and Response Centre (CPRC) of Ministry of Health at 03-88810200 or 03-88810300 or email cprc@moh.com.my.