Ulu Pandan Emergency Preparedness Day 18Aug2018

Written by Ross Pary, Asst Sixer and Scribe

Today we were attending the Ulu Pandan Emergency Preparedness Day activities! So fascinating! This would be the first time I would be going to such a big event about safety. After our attendance was checked, we got on the bus to the Ulu Pandan Marketplace. It was

flooded with people. When we reached our waiting area, the sun started to get to us. But the
scout leaders said the programme was going to begin. And they were right.

The programme started off with a simulated terrorist attack. The idea was to show people how to behave in the event of a terrorist attack. The bullets that were fired were blanks. Interesting! After the simulated terrorist attack, in our six, we were supposed to go to the different booths to get our stamps and answer some questions. If we completed the activities, we would get a goodie bag!

My six went to the Press, Tie and Tell booth first. We watched a video on how to treat injuries first. Then, we were briefed how to 1. Press on the wound. 2.Tie a cloth about four fingers above the wound to stop excessive bleeding. 3. Tell the paramedics when and where the injury was. Awesome! Next, we went to the firefighting booth. We tried using fire extinguishers to put out flames. The hissing from the fire extinguishers was so loud. Louder than a hungry lion’s roar!

Then, my six went on to complete the quiz questions. Some of the questions were useful to know as it added to my general knowledge. Last but not least, we went to the #Daretosave booth. The main objective was to learn what #Dare stands for. Dare stands for Dispatcher Assisted First Responder.

Finally, we got our goodie bags. Each bag contained a first aid kit, a magnet and a bottle of NEWater. Sadly, it was time to go. On the journey back to school, I reflected on how important safety is and vowed to be prepared in any emergency by applying what I had learnt.