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Club Committee

CLUB CAPTAIN - SUANNE WONG

UniversityKing’s College London
Course & YearMBBS Medicine, 4th Year
When did you start lifesaving?October 2008
Favourite Colour?Pink
Favourite Food?Japanese food! And bubbletea =D
Favourite Place in London?Covent Garden
Best Idea for Lifesaving Social Theme?Mad Hatter’s (Tea) Party!
Describe a lifesaving skillUnconscious non-breathing adult:
1. Check for dangers
2. Check for response
3. No response – shout for help
4. Check for breathing – head tilt chin lift, look/listen/feel, up to 10 seconds
5. Not breathing – call for an ambulance and ask for a defibrillator
6. Start CPR – 30 chest compressions (2 hands centre of the chest, 5-6cm depth, 100-120 beats per minute), 2 breaths (ideally with pocket mask)
7. Continue CPR until help comes, you tire, or the casualty breathes normally

TREASURER - SHAUN DOLBY

UniversityKing’s College London
Course & Year1st Year Dentistry
When did you start lifesaving?2010
Favourite Colour?Purple
Favourite Food?Cereal
Favourite Place in London?Coming over Waterloo Bridge at night
Best Idea for Lifesaving Social Theme?Rubiz cube/ scavenger hunt
Describe a lifesaving skillUnconscious non-breathing baby:
Unconscious non-breathing baby
1. Check for dangers
2. Check for response
3. No response – shout for help
4. Check for breathing – head tilt chin lift, look/listen/feel, up to 10 seconds
5. Not breathing, give 5 breaths (puffs for baby, mouth to mouth-and-nose)
6. Start CPR – 30 chest compressions (2 fingers centre of the chest, 1/3 of chest depth, 100-120 beats per minute), 2 breaths (ideally with pocket mask upside down)
7. Call for an ambulance after 1 minute of CPR
8. Continue CPR until help comes, you tire, or the casualty breathes normally

SECRETARY - HANNAH HESLOP

UniversityKing’s College London
Course & YearBiomedical Sciences, 2nd Year
When did you start lifesaving?Last year!
Favourite Colour?Green
Favourite Food?Reheated homemade lasagne
Favourite Place in London?Borough Market
Best Idea for Lifesaving Social Theme?Things beginning with “L” for London Lifesaving!
Describe a lifesaving skillChoking Adult:
1. Encourage to cough until they can’t anymore
2. Up to 5 back blows
3. Up to 5 abdominal thrusts
4. Repeat back blows and abdominal thrusts until the obstruction is cleared or the casualty falls unconscious
5. If the casualty becomes unconscious, begin CPR

TRAINING COORDINATOR - YASUAKI SHINOHARA

UniversityUniversity College London
Course & YearPhD Speech, Hearing and Phonetic Sciences (Graduating 2014)
When did you start lifesaving?2004
Favourite Colour?Blue
Favourite Food?Japanese fried pork
Favourite Place in London?ULU pool
Best Idea for Lifesaving Social Theme?Don't know!
Describe a lifesaving skillUnconscious breathing adult:
1. Check for dangers
2. Check for response
3. Shout for help
4. Check for breathing
5. Recovery position
6. Go for help

COMPETITIONS SECRETARY - ADELINE LOH

 
UniversityUniversity College London
Course & YearBiochemical Engineering 3rd Year
When did you start lifesaving?2010
Favourite Colour?Blue
Favourite Food?Kinder bueno
Favourite Place in London?Blackheath Park
Best Idea for Lifesaving Social Theme?Ghetto Fabulous, Rockstars and groupies
Describe a lifesaving skillTreat for Bleeding:
Check if there are any objects lodged in the wound. Apply pressure to the wound, elevate it above heart level and bandage it according to where the wound is found and if there are any objects in the wound.  

COMMUNITY OFFICER - STEPHANIE WILSON

 
UniversityKing's College London
Course & Year4th year Medic
When did you start lifesaving?Back in 2007
Favourite Colour?Teal . Or anything bright. But not orange. Orange is distinctly average.
Favourite Food?German food :)
Favourite Place in London?Pounding up and down those lanes in the ULU pool.. Or – more seriously – anywhere my friends are! And if it’s the pretty view I’m after, taking the bus over Waterloo bridge at night time is always impressive!
Best Idea for Lifesaving Social Theme?I really want to go to Go Ape!
Describe a lifesaving skillChain of Survival:
1. Early access
2. Early CPR
3. Early defibrillation
4. Early advanced life support

SOCIAL SECRETARY - FATIMA ISLAM

 
UniversityQueen Mary University of London
Course & YearBiology, 2nd Year
When did you start lifesaving?2009
Favourite Colour?White (As it’s a mixture of ALL the colours….I love the rainbow!)
Favourite Food?Lamb chops
Favourite Place in London?Way too many!
Best Idea for Lifesaving Social Theme?Under the sea creature!
Describe a lifesaving skillChain of Survival:
If you find a casualty in the water, you first need to shout at them to get their attention. You then signal to them to try and swim in towards you to dry land. You can then try to reach out to them. If this still doesn’t work, then you can try to throw a buoyancy aid to them for support. If this fails also, then you can wade out to them if the water is shallow. Better yet, if you have a handy boat nearby, you can row out to them. If none of this works, then you can try to swim with an aid. If all else fails, you can try and swim and tow.

OFFICER WITHOUT PORTFOLIO - MARTIN MAY

Martin, an ‘oldie but goodie’, has 7 (we think, there might be more, it’s hard to keep track) years of university lifesaving under is belt and has had already held the club positions of training coordinator, club captain and secretary. After many years of active involvement, Martin has been nominated for a non-elected position, providing guidance to the committee when they need help. He has been a steadfast and successful member of the A team for the last four years, and was also active on the community and education side, having run various community courses teaching life saving skills. Martin is now a fifth year medical student at UCL, and he has a very busy schedule, but nonetheless still manages to swim laps every morning 9sometimes..). This year, we can expect more typically Martin behaviour, including fast swimming, punctuality, sarcastic wit, and copious fluid consumption at lifesaving socials. He is a valued member of the club and we hope to see a lot of him this year (but we are willing to forgive him for absences).

OFFICER WITHOUT PORTFOLIO - TARA LEE

Tara is studying medicine, but she doesn't consider lifesaving as another lecture - and it's not the only sport she's fond of. Whatever the part of lifesaving we are training, Tara will stun you by her skills. As she is the training coordinator for this year, you will see her very often. Enthusiastic, she will guide you in your lifesaving experience with perkiness and you will end up as an athlete!

OFFICER WITHOUT PORTFOLIO - IAIN LONG

OFFICER WITHOUT PORTFOLIO - ANDREW DINH

WEBMASTER - THIBAULT KUNTZER

UniversityImperial College London (some time ago), currently at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland
Course & YearPhysics, 4th Year
When did you start lifesaving?2003
Favourite Colour?Yellow
Favourite Food?Fondue
Favourite Place in London?Hyde Park : great place for sports, leisure or just taking a break from the big city
Best Idea for Lifesaving Social Theme?Hyde Park : great place for sports, leisure or just taking a break from the big city
Describe a lifesaving skillSituations that can cause a spinal injury and how to treat:
There are various situations which cause a spinal injury. Perhaps the most obvious would be sustaining a serious shock (like a car accident). Another possible reason would be falling of substantial height (meaning around one and half time your size), but it can also occur in sports accidents. Its management at our first responder level is pretty simple; we will try not to move anything and keep the spinal cord still and straight. If there is a displacement (moving the victim away, turning him on the side, …) the person can suffer paralysis. We actually hold the head. One hand goes under the neck and the other one is placed on the shoulder so that the head can lean on your forearm. You can use something like a pillow to make sure that the spinal core is and stays straight. Don't move the victim unless forced to (because of cardiac arrest for instance).