Rotary Meeting in Aberystwyth
Don't we look festive!
Lindsay, in the front, is from Wyoming and has been studying here for the year.
Betsy and the Richards!
Richard, Richard, Betsy AND Richard
posted by GSE Team Wales | 8:18 AM
- Spectacular views of Aberystwyth
- Pictures of Aberaeron
- Aberaeron
- Aberystwyth
- A & E Services Visit
- Just For The Record
- A New Home
- Our First Week in Wales Is In The Books!!!!!
- Aberystwyth and the ABC's
- A day on the run......
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
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A note of thanks to the S.C.GSE Selection Committee for including a very experienced nurse in the Team - as far as I know her skills have not been needed yet but with the conference weekend approaching and a number of fellow Rotarians forgetting their age (and ability) on the dance floor then there might well be a repeat of the incident that occurred in another part of the UK as can be read in the following newspaper extract....
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Sent: 11 October 2006 21:03:53
US paramedic saves UK life
LIFESAVER Lauralea with Saddleworth Rotary Club president Kevin Moore (left) and Church Inn landlord Julian Taylor
by KEN BENNETT
AN American paramedic on a goodwill mission to the UK gave lifesaving treatment to a man who collapsed at the Church Inn, Uppermill, on Saturday afternoon.
Lauralea Thomas (30), a paramedic and firefighter, attempted to revive 50-year-old Brendan Gallagher who was visiting from the south of England.
She worked with her host, Kevin Moore, a former hospital anaesthetist and president of Saddleworth Rotary Club.
Mr Gallagher had been walking with his family when he complained of feeling unwell. They helped him to the pub where he collapsed at the bar.
Lauralea, from Waukegan, near Chicago, cleared chairs and tables and stabilised the man’s condition while landlord Julian Taylor called 999.
She is making her first visit to Britain with five colleagues as part of a month-long Rotary Study Group Exchange.
Lauralea, who had been invited to the pub to sample an ale brewed in her honour, said: “I heard a shout and saw a man fall from a stool. I could see he was in distress.
“I just did what I have been trained to do. Kevin and I, and some of the locals, cleared a space on the floor to lay the man down and ensure he was comfortable.
“The emergency crew arrived and I gave them full details of his condition and handed things over to them.”
Lauralea is one of three women firefighters who double as paramedics on the 117-strong team at the Waukegan Fire Department.
She has been in the for service seven years and helped comfort families of New York firefighters who lost their lives in the September 11 atrocities.
“I just couldn’t believe what was happening. It’s my first visit to Britain and I never thought I’d be involved in a real life emergency,” she added.
Mr Gallagher remains in a stable condition at the Royal Oldham Hospital and his wife, Kim, said: “I’d like to thank Lauralea, Kevin and everyone at the Church Inn for their kindness.”
Landlord Julian created a special beer to mark Lauralea’s visit. He also designed a pump clip with the words “LL Thomas. The ale that will light your fire”.
He is now planning to bottle the ale and send it to her colleagues in the US..................
Yours in the warmest of Rotary Fellowship & hopeing that there are not too many spelling errors,
Mike Parry
Wales
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