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Hi Enid,

You would be interested to know the runners were St John Ambulance =
members who were running the race. Two runners who also happened to be =
doctors assisted with CPR. The St John Ambulance bike team (volunteer =
first responders) were the first team to respond and successfully =
defibrillated the patient with a Laerdal Heart Start FR. You can see =
more info on the St John Ambulance NSW website.

Cheers,

Didier

St John Ambulance Australia
Divisional Superintendent
Granville Division
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Enid and Adam Robinson=20
  To: trauma-list@trauma.org=20
  Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 7:50 PM
  Subject: Sydney City to Surf

  Hi all,

  August 11 saw the annual charity Sun Herald City to Surf Fun Run.  =
This is run as a NSW Disaster exercise each year, where medical teams =
from all over NSW attend and put into action the NSW Displan.  It =
includes volunteer organisations such as the St John's Ambulance service =
and the State Emergency Service, as well as paid organisations including =
the Health Department and the NSW Ambulance service.  This was my third =
year, and it was a glorious winter day at Bondi Beach - 28 degrees C, =
blue sky, blue sea and good company.   This year there were more than =
60,000 runners.  We watched the elite runners come in and then spend 2 =
hours flat out treating dehydration and hyperthermia - some of which =
needed to be taken to hospitals when temps didn't come down after =
following protocols.  Very successful day with no deaths (usually one =
arrest each year) and over 3,000 people treated.

  Anyway, on the subject of untrained bystanders - one 70 year old male =
arrested on Heartbreak Hill (approx 8 kms uphill) and was resuscitated =
by other runners who stopped and commenced CPR until the ambos arrived, =
defibed, and transported him to hospital, where I understand he is =
recovering!!

  Looking forward to next year.

  Enid (CNS)
  Blacktown Hospital,=20
  Sydney

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runners were St=20
John Ambulance members who were running the race. Two runners who also =
happened=20
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(volunteer=20
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defibrillated=20
the patient with a Laerdal Heart Start FR. You can see more info on the =
St John=20
Ambulance NSW website.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Cheers,</DIV>
<DIV><BR>Didier</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>St John Ambulance Australia</DIV>
<DIV>Divisional Superintendent</DIV>
<DIV>Granville Division</DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 13, 2002 =
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Sydney City to =
Surf</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi all,</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>August 11 saw the annual charity Sun =
Herald City=20
  to Surf Fun Run.&nbsp; This is run as a NSW Disaster exercise each =
year, where=20
  medical teams from all over NSW attend and put into action the NSW=20
  Displan.&nbsp; It includes volunteer organisations such as the St =
John's=20
  Ambulance service and the State Emergency Service, as well as paid=20
  organisations including the Health Department and the NSW Ambulance=20
  service.&nbsp; This was my third year, and it was a glorious winter =
day at=20
  Bondi Beach - 28 degrees C, blue sky, blue sea and good =
company.&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
  This year there were more than 60,000 runners.&nbsp; We watched the =
elite=20
  runners come in and then spend 2 hours flat out treating dehydration =
and=20
  hyperthermia - some of which needed to be taken to hospitals when =
temps didn't=20
  come down after following protocols.&nbsp; Very successful day with no =
deaths=20
  (usually one arrest each year) and over 3,000 people =
treated.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Anyway, on the subject of untrained =
bystanders -=20
  one 70 year old male arrested on Heartbreak Hill (approx 8 kms uphill) =
and was=20
  resuscitated by other runners who stopped and commenced&nbsp;CPR until =
the=20
  ambos arrived, defibed, and transported him to hospital, where I =
understand he=20
  is recovering!!</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Looking forward to next =
year.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Enid (CNS)</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Blacktown Hospital, </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial =
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