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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2006-02-15, Page 11r Your ARCIIC CAT Sledquarters Snowmobiles & ATV's Sales & Service Parts & Accessories ARC1'JC car SHARE OUR PASSIO�L` Sports Scoreboard Jennifer Hubbard photo Ben Bakker, of Seaforth Public School tosses his basketball during the annual Knights of Columbus free throw competition at St. Anne's Secondary School. More than 50 elementary students participate in free throw competition Jennifer Hubbard compete at the provincials this spring. More .than 50 area elementary students gathered at St. Anne's in Clinton recently to participate in the annual Knights of Columbus Free Throw competition. Twelve students from across the region won the right to move onto the zone competition in London on March 4. The Feb. 4 event saw students from the Knights of Columbus's Goderich, Wingham, Seaforth and Clinton districts. Those who do well at the zone level will have the opportunity to Boys Results Colin Askett, Seaforth (9) Iain Donnelly, Goderich (10) Cody Keddy, Wingham (11) Dustin Lichtey, Grey Twp. (12) Tyler Million, Goderich (13) Damon Bakalar, Wingham (14) Girls Results Courtney Higenell, Seforth (9) Michayla Mahon, Clinton (10) Miranda . Kuepfer, Grey Twp. (11) Patricia Darrell, Wingham (12) Cassidy Flanagan, Seaforth (13) Jenna Boelrt-Cooke, Clinton (14) The Huron Expositor • February 15, 2006 Paporl 1 From Page 10 Brooklyn Finlayson 2, Holdyn Lansink 2, Tyler Morey. Sharks scorer: Sarah Devereaux Oilers 15 Leafs 2 Oilers scorers: Blake Sangster 5, . Lauren Bedard 3, Brett Williamson 3, Wilson Marcy 2, Brad Vincent, Stu Perkes Leafs scorer: Brayden Pryce Atom Rep Atom II Local League Feb. 2 Seaforth 5 Blyth 4 Scorers: Darcy Williamson, Jake McClure, Cody Kropf, Jamie Brown, Owen Taylor. Coach's comments: Seaforth was down 2 goals two different times and wins it with 5 sec- onds left. . Feb.7 Seaforth 7 BCH 0 See SCOREBOARD, Page 13 WHERE'S THE MEDIVAC? by Craig Nicholson (©2005 by Craig Nicholson. All rights reserved.) After first -aid training; I told My wife we were screwed._ Instead of gaining confidence to handle snowmobiling injuries, I had more questions than answers... Every first aid procedure started with the words, "Call 911 and then..." Even if I had cell service, how am I supposed to give directions? Then there was the liability question. The instructor stressed that the first thing to do is to tell the injured person: "I know first aid", and ask their permission to help, preferably with a witness. What. scares me is the implication that the injured party will say "yes", imagining I have every qualifica- tion except a medical degree. In fact, I may know only slight- ly more than the nearest tree. If the victim says "no", I wondered, do I breathe a sigh of relief and watch them turn into a Popsicle? One is never sup- posed to leave anyone alone, but what if there are only two and no cell service? Moving a person with undetermined injuries isn't recommended either. Am I more likely to be sued for leaving the victim or for risking greater injury by rid- ing the person out on my sled? The course also recommended opening and loosening the victim's clothing for greater comfort. I'm sure my injured buddy would be more comfortable with his heat escaping and the cold coming in faster! On the other hand, I may have to remove clothing to assess and deal with injuries. So how do I keep an injured rider warm? I learned not to move victims with possible head, neck or spine injuries, all common in snowmobile collisions. If the person is not breathing, then mouth -to- mouth resuscitation is necessary. Of course, this action assumes no helmets in the way, especially full face ones. So now I have the liability risk of deciding between removing a helmet to give mouth to mouth, and possibly aggravating an injury, or not removing a helmet and not being able to accomplish resuscitation. To say nothing of having to take off my own helmet and lose 35% of my precious body heat! If artificial resuscitation doesn't work, I'm supposed to start CPR. This process requires the opening and loosening of the victim's clothing for chest access, so CPR becomes a race against hypothermia. And not just for the exposed victim... I worked up a good sweat doing vigorous training CPR. So how do I stay dry and ward off hypothermia? I figure there's a 100% chance of my being soaked while trying to save some- one through CPR. Then the kicker — I also learned that CPR only succeeds about 3% of the time! Now I'm picturing myself in the freezing cold, with 100% chance of getting hypothermia, versus a 3% chance of saving someone whose family may sue me anyway. And let's not forget that once started, I'm supposed to continue CPR until relieved. What are the odds that anyone is going to show up before I collapse from exhaustion and cold? So first aid is still a quandary to me, but I'm sure of two things. One, I'm getting a satellite phone. And two, it's much easier to ride safely and avoid collision than it is to deal with. any resulting injuries. • JIM UU1UEH MIKE KE riRE & BRODNAGEN BAiTV 345.2248 PERTH COUNTY UNE 44 SNOWMOBILE COUNTRY BOMBARDIER' ATV I* iQ4m00, •SALES 'SERVICE •ACCESSORIES 35. 1 1/4 Miles North of Seaforth 527-0120 USE TRAIL AT YOUR OWN RISK YOU must know and obey the Motorized Snow Vehicles Act (Ont,) YOU must use caution at all times Emergency and cell pone seylc2 may not be available S�