[This is a series of my blogpost covering my experience as a GSO (Guest Support Officer) for the 2009 Singapore F1 Night Race – Nothing Else Comes Close!]

When you are doing events, always expect the unexpected. This is always the case. You can plan everything and it looks good on paper but somewhere, somehow, something will always go wrong.

(I can see the seasoned events planners nodding their head… hahaha)

If you’re just starting to plan your own events, not to fear! It’s part of the excitement of planning and managing an event!

Before I sway off course on today’s topic, let me get back to my experience sharing.

So what did go wrong during the F1 race? Nothing went wrong just that on the last day of the race, a lady had tripped and fell on her face! Thank God, she cushion her fall with her hands.

What happens next?

I sprung into action!

I assisted her up and accompanied her to the first aid station. There were two first-aider on standby at that moment.

Not being disrespectful, but I think they were school girls doing a 3 days stint as I was and I think they were quite shock and froze a little. No doubt I know they have the skills, but you know… when action calls sometimes we get stuck. I know… I’ve been there before.

Fortunately, I’ve had hands-on experience! She had a slight graze on her noise and chin and she bit her inner lip. Ouch!

So the girls were kind enough to assist me administering first aid to the unfortunate lady. Thank you girls!

So what’s my point?

Although we don’t like to think of the worst for our events, having a first aid kit handy and at least one first-aider available would definitely be helpful! For sports event I’m urging you to go to the extend of having an ambulance on stand-by. Like I said, you would never know what’s going to happen.

So what happened to the lady? She’s fine. Don’t worry. :]

So my point is, if you are serious about being a first aider and want to have skills on saving someone’s life, do invest on getting certified as a first aider. It will definitely come in handy wherever you are, not just events! In an emergency, every minute counts! So are YOU going to be the one who stand helplessly watching the victim? I guess not. :]

Our friends at Singapore First Aid Training Centre have a selection of fantastic courses available and I can vouch that the trainers are nice and very entertaining! You will never be bored during the course.

And in addition, it is a Mudd&Nadd policy to have at least one of our sidekicks (staffs) on duty to be trained in first aid. As a result, you can expect us able to react during an emergency! That’s a Sidekicks’ Promise!

So this concludes the series of my experience sharing during my F1 stint. Hope you found something worthy of remembering and hope I’ve shared something useful!

Till the next series! (coming very very soon)

-Mudd-

P.S. Another factor that had also helped me to be confident in reacting during emergency was attending a course called “My True Hero”. Nadd and me had gone for this course and it was truly beneficial! Watch the video and click on all the links to understand more on what its about! – http://www.thetruehero.com/main.html -

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