Hey,
I have reserved seats for the XLB buffet this tuesday night. We will be meeting at 8:30 outside crystal jade at Holland V. See you there :)
KiatJu
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Saturday, May 30, 2009
RunNUS 09
To all Member Clubs,
The registration of RunNUS 09 is already open. Pls register early to enjoy early-bird discount. For more information, pls visit www.runnus09.com
The race will be held on 30 August 2009. Competitive route will cover a distance of 12 km while the fun run/walk will be 5 km.
Pls email runnus09@yahoo.com if you have any enquiries.
Another project brought to you by NUS Students' Sports Club - Satisfaction Guaranteed!
The registration of RunNUS 09 is already open. Pls register early to enjoy early-bird discount. For more information, pls visit www.runnus09.com
The race will be held on 30 August 2009. Competitive route will cover a distance of 12 km while the fun run/walk will be 5 km.
Pls email runnus09@yahoo.com if you have any enquiries.
Another project brought to you by NUS Students' Sports Club - Satisfaction Guaranteed!
Friday, May 29, 2009
what i am going to do is flood this website with information. i'm currently missing the slow pace of darwin life.
first up, there will be a practice session for those taking bronze cross exam later today at 6pm NUS SRC. i will upload the things you need to know for theory below. The initial idea was to print for everyone but that will cost so ya those who are interested den just copy and print.
____________________________________________________________________
Hypothermia
Definition:
Hypothermia is a condition whereby one’s core (internal) temperature drops to 35 degrees Celsius and below. Hypothermia happens when one is unable to maintain body heat as a result of long exposure to cold. This usually hits the young and old.
Causes:
Long exposure to cold water (body cools 30 times faster in water)
Fatigue
Poorly heated houses
Effect of alcohol
Signs and Symptoms:
Shivering, Pale, Cold and Dry Skin
Lethargy with failing consciousness
Disorientated/Irrational behavior
Slow weakening pulse
Cardiac Arrest (in extreme cases)
Treatment:
Aim: Increase victim’s temperature
Bring victim into shelter if they are out in cold
Remove wet clothing if applicable
Ensure victim is well covered
Offer warm water / soup to victim ONLY if they are alert and responsive
Monitor victim’s ABC during this time
Prevention:
Prevent long exposure to cold conditions
Early recognition of potential victims
Heat Stroke
Definition:
Heat Stroke is a emergency causes by failure of the heat-regulating mechanisms (thermostat) in the brain. Heat Stroke can occur suddenly and lead to unconsiousness within minutes.
Causes:
Prolonged exposure to intense heat
Followed a heat exhaustion (sweating cases and body is not able to cool)
Signs and Symptoms:
Hot, Flushed and Dry skin
Body temperature exceeding 40 degrees Celsius
Rapid decrease in level of consciousness
Pounding pulse
Restlessness and Confusion
Treatment:
Aim: Lower victim’s temperature
Call an ambulance
Wrap victim in wet and cold blanket
(If no blanket available use clothes)
Wet the blanket with cold water occasionally
(If no water available, fan the victim)
Monitor ABC
Prevention:
Recognition heat exhaustion early
Avoid long exposure to heat (eg: sauna, jacuzzi )
Hydrate our body adequately
Fracture
Definition:
Fracture is a break in continuity of bone and is defined according to its type and extent.
Causes:
It occurs when bone are subjected to stress greater than it can absorb. Fractures usually caused by direct blows, crushing forces, sudden twisting motions and extreme muscle contractions.
Classifications:
Complete fracture: A break across the entire cross-section of the bone and its usually displaced (removed from normal position)
Incomplete fracture: Involves breakage of partial of bone
(eg:green-stick fracture)
Comminuted fracture: Produces several bone fragments
Closed fracture (simple fracture): Fracture that does not cause breakage in the skin
Open fracture (compound/complex): Skin or membrane wound extends to the fracture bone and are classified into three grades.
Grade 1: Clean wound less than 1cm long
Grade 2: Larger wound without extensive soft tissue damage
Grade 3: Highly contaminated, extensive tissue damage
***Compression Fracture: Occurs usually in spinal Cord
Signs and Symptoms:
Extrem pain: Pain will be felt until immobilization for the bone is done
Loss of function: Extreamity are not able to function normally due to pain
Deformity: Caused by tissue swelling or direct effect of broken bones
Shortening of extremity: Especially in fractures of long bones as there is contraction of surrounding muscles. Shortening could be as much as 2 inches
Local swelling/Discoloration: Result of trauma and bleeding in tissues and may surface much later
** Watch out for signs of hypovolemic shock as bone can protrude into arteries
Treatment:
Aim: Prevent worsening of fracture
Whenever a fracture is suspected:
Call an ambulance
Immobilize the body part
Cover wound if there is one with clean materials
Splint the area adequately (with bandage, cloth)
Prevention:
Additional care should be taken in high risk activities
Proper ways of breaking falls
Dislocations
Definition:
Dislocation is a condition whereby surfaces of bones joints are no longer in contact with each other. Partial dislocations are called subluxation. Severe dislocations may even cause surrounding bones to be fractured. Thus, it can be difficult to distinguish the two.
Causes:
Strong force (forcing bone into an abnormal position)
Violent muscle contraction
Common sites for dislocations include:
Shoulder
Thumb
Finger
Jaw
In cases that the spine is dislocated, the spinal cord may be involved resulting in damage of major nerves causing paralysis.
Signs and Symptoms:
Pain
Change in contour of joint
Loss of mobility
Change in length of extremity
Treatment:
Aim: Prevent affected joints from worsening
Call an ambulance
Immobilize the area (arm slings are recommended for shoulder dislocations)
**NEVER attempt to manipulate the dislocated joint back into place as it can cause further injuries
**Prompt treatment of dislocation is important as tissue death may occure due to diminished blood supply to the affected area
Prevention:
Additional care should be taken in high-risk activities
Cramps
Definition:
Cramp is the sudden, involuntary and painful muscle spasm.
Causes:
Excessive loss of salt fluids in body
Lack of warm up activities
Signs and Symptoms:
Pain
Felt of muscle mass
Treatment:
Aim: Relieve pain and spasm
Instruct victim to relax the affected area
Stretch in opposite direction the affected muscle
Massage whole muscle area with palm gently
Prevention:
Replenish salts adequately during physically demanding activities
Adequate warming up activities
___________________________________________________________________
That done, reminder to be at tanjong beach 9.30am sharp to help to unload stores and prepare for the exam.
Second up, those doing the hougang demo, there will be a rehearsal after training today. I realise we do not have a wet weather plan which i need to check with Zul if we need to. Got to be professional about this. lets do a full rehearsal today straight after training so the rest can watch.
Lastly, just to keep everyone informed. For the month of June, Sentosa has requested that we assist them in 3 more DEMO shows and this is of course in return we can leave our gears there. The available manpower from ULC courses is used up and that means that some of us from TeamNUS have to volunteer. So the dates are 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th june. hope to see some of us step up as a group and say they will settle which ever dates demo.for each demo 3 personnel is needed. Those who are willing can look for me or junsong.
-yaowen
first up, there will be a practice session for those taking bronze cross exam later today at 6pm NUS SRC. i will upload the things you need to know for theory below. The initial idea was to print for everyone but that will cost so ya those who are interested den just copy and print.
____________________________________________________________________
Hypothermia
Definition:
Hypothermia is a condition whereby one’s core (internal) temperature drops to 35 degrees Celsius and below. Hypothermia happens when one is unable to maintain body heat as a result of long exposure to cold. This usually hits the young and old.
Causes:
Long exposure to cold water (body cools 30 times faster in water)
Fatigue
Poorly heated houses
Effect of alcohol
Signs and Symptoms:
Shivering, Pale, Cold and Dry Skin
Lethargy with failing consciousness
Disorientated/Irrational behavior
Slow weakening pulse
Cardiac Arrest (in extreme cases)
Treatment:
Aim: Increase victim’s temperature
Bring victim into shelter if they are out in cold
Remove wet clothing if applicable
Ensure victim is well covered
Offer warm water / soup to victim ONLY if they are alert and responsive
Monitor victim’s ABC during this time
Prevention:
Prevent long exposure to cold conditions
Early recognition of potential victims
Heat Stroke
Definition:
Heat Stroke is a emergency causes by failure of the heat-regulating mechanisms (thermostat) in the brain. Heat Stroke can occur suddenly and lead to unconsiousness within minutes.
Causes:
Prolonged exposure to intense heat
Followed a heat exhaustion (sweating cases and body is not able to cool)
Signs and Symptoms:
Hot, Flushed and Dry skin
Body temperature exceeding 40 degrees Celsius
Rapid decrease in level of consciousness
Pounding pulse
Restlessness and Confusion
Treatment:
Aim: Lower victim’s temperature
Call an ambulance
Wrap victim in wet and cold blanket
(If no blanket available use clothes)
Wet the blanket with cold water occasionally
(If no water available, fan the victim)
Monitor ABC
Prevention:
Recognition heat exhaustion early
Avoid long exposure to heat (eg: sauna, jacuzzi )
Hydrate our body adequately
Fracture
Definition:
Fracture is a break in continuity of bone and is defined according to its type and extent.
Causes:
It occurs when bone are subjected to stress greater than it can absorb. Fractures usually caused by direct blows, crushing forces, sudden twisting motions and extreme muscle contractions.
Classifications:
Complete fracture: A break across the entire cross-section of the bone and its usually displaced (removed from normal position)
Incomplete fracture: Involves breakage of partial of bone
(eg:green-stick fracture)
Comminuted fracture: Produces several bone fragments
Closed fracture (simple fracture): Fracture that does not cause breakage in the skin
Open fracture (compound/complex): Skin or membrane wound extends to the fracture bone and are classified into three grades.
Grade 1: Clean wound less than 1cm long
Grade 2: Larger wound without extensive soft tissue damage
Grade 3: Highly contaminated, extensive tissue damage
***Compression Fracture: Occurs usually in spinal Cord
Signs and Symptoms:
Extrem pain: Pain will be felt until immobilization for the bone is done
Loss of function: Extreamity are not able to function normally due to pain
Deformity: Caused by tissue swelling or direct effect of broken bones
Shortening of extremity: Especially in fractures of long bones as there is contraction of surrounding muscles. Shortening could be as much as 2 inches
Local swelling/Discoloration: Result of trauma and bleeding in tissues and may surface much later
** Watch out for signs of hypovolemic shock as bone can protrude into arteries
Treatment:
Aim: Prevent worsening of fracture
Whenever a fracture is suspected:
Call an ambulance
Immobilize the body part
Cover wound if there is one with clean materials
Splint the area adequately (with bandage, cloth)
Prevention:
Additional care should be taken in high risk activities
Proper ways of breaking falls
Dislocations
Definition:
Dislocation is a condition whereby surfaces of bones joints are no longer in contact with each other. Partial dislocations are called subluxation. Severe dislocations may even cause surrounding bones to be fractured. Thus, it can be difficult to distinguish the two.
Causes:
Strong force (forcing bone into an abnormal position)
Violent muscle contraction
Common sites for dislocations include:
Shoulder
Thumb
Finger
Jaw
In cases that the spine is dislocated, the spinal cord may be involved resulting in damage of major nerves causing paralysis.
Signs and Symptoms:
Pain
Change in contour of joint
Loss of mobility
Change in length of extremity
Treatment:
Aim: Prevent affected joints from worsening
Call an ambulance
Immobilize the area (arm slings are recommended for shoulder dislocations)
**NEVER attempt to manipulate the dislocated joint back into place as it can cause further injuries
**Prompt treatment of dislocation is important as tissue death may occure due to diminished blood supply to the affected area
Prevention:
Additional care should be taken in high-risk activities
Cramps
Definition:
Cramp is the sudden, involuntary and painful muscle spasm.
Causes:
Excessive loss of salt fluids in body
Lack of warm up activities
Signs and Symptoms:
Pain
Felt of muscle mass
Treatment:
Aim: Relieve pain and spasm
Instruct victim to relax the affected area
Stretch in opposite direction the affected muscle
Massage whole muscle area with palm gently
Prevention:
Replenish salts adequately during physically demanding activities
Adequate warming up activities
___________________________________________________________________
That done, reminder to be at tanjong beach 9.30am sharp to help to unload stores and prepare for the exam.
Second up, those doing the hougang demo, there will be a rehearsal after training today. I realise we do not have a wet weather plan which i need to check with Zul if we need to. Got to be professional about this. lets do a full rehearsal today straight after training so the rest can watch.
Lastly, just to keep everyone informed. For the month of June, Sentosa has requested that we assist them in 3 more DEMO shows and this is of course in return we can leave our gears there. The available manpower from ULC courses is used up and that means that some of us from TeamNUS have to volunteer. So the dates are 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th june. hope to see some of us step up as a group and say they will settle which ever dates demo.for each demo 3 personnel is needed. Those who are willing can look for me or junsong.
-yaowen
Thursday, May 28, 2009
2 LIFEGUARDS NEEDE
2 LIFEGUARD NEEDED
Date: 5th June
Venue: 82 grange road. the Colonnade. checked online, it's near orchard mrt..
Rate: $12/hour (tentative)
Time: 3-6pm
locations is a 25m by 10m pool, it's a "end of school" party organised for some 20 primary school kids. all are swimmers. 1 lifeguard will have to run "simple games" while the other will concentrate on preventive measures. Lady is also concerned about CAT1 (lightning, rain). please have a plan ready..
Lifeguards: Meiling, Theen Mun
-junsong
Date: 5th June
Venue: 82 grange road. the Colonnade. checked online, it's near orchard mrt..
Rate: $12/hour (tentative)
Time: 3-6pm
locations is a 25m by 10m pool, it's a "end of school" party organised for some 20 primary school kids. all are swimmers. 1 lifeguard will have to run "simple games" while the other will concentrate on preventive measures. Lady is also concerned about CAT1 (lightning, rain). please have a plan ready..
Lifeguards: Meiling, Theen Mun
-junsong
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
STEAMBOAT BUFFET!
YO!
Its confirmed! we're having steamboat buffet on 2nd June :)
confirmed buffet-ers :
yve
kjs
NT
nicky
tyr
Meiling
Mr sim
Crystal
Nicholas
Fitzkhoon
Pearlyn
ME
pending:
Lynn
CTM
CKM
PYJ?
Fitzkhoon suggested another steamboat place at sunset way, so which one u all one? Crystal Jade XLB or the place where fitzkhoon say is nicer den crystal jade? i ask during trg ok? if nobody say anything..... den i choose! hahahah!
Kiatju
Its confirmed! we're having steamboat buffet on 2nd June :)
confirmed buffet-ers :
yve
kjs
NT
nicky
tyr
Meiling
Mr sim
Crystal
Nicholas
Fitzkhoon
Pearlyn
ME
pending:
Lynn
CTM
CKM
PYJ?
Fitzkhoon suggested another steamboat place at sunset way, so which one u all one? Crystal Jade XLB or the place where fitzkhoon say is nicer den crystal jade? i ask during trg ok? if nobody say anything..... den i choose! hahahah!
Kiatju
Monday, May 25, 2009
RETURN THE RESCUE TUBE
Dear people,
Mr Sim pointed out that one of the rescue tubes is missing. Can the dear fellow who forgot to return it please do so as soon as possible, and give me a call at 97441613. Please do not let this happen again or we'll have to set up an accounting system in future which will inconvenience everyone. Thank you.
At the same time, I hope that Mr Sim's point on punctuality is understood. It is understandable if it happens once in a while due to circumstances beyond your control like work hours or transport timings etc. If being late was a deliberate choice, then I hope you'll try to think about what makes a team, and also consider whether it is fair to Mr Sim, our coach who coaches out of passion. Anyway, you guys can make your own decisions. I'm not intending to nag you into submission.
Have a nice day.
Wei Sin
Mr Sim pointed out that one of the rescue tubes is missing. Can the dear fellow who forgot to return it please do so as soon as possible, and give me a call at 97441613. Please do not let this happen again or we'll have to set up an accounting system in future which will inconvenience everyone. Thank you.
At the same time, I hope that Mr Sim's point on punctuality is understood. It is understandable if it happens once in a while due to circumstances beyond your control like work hours or transport timings etc. If being late was a deliberate choice, then I hope you'll try to think about what makes a team, and also consider whether it is fair to Mr Sim, our coach who coaches out of passion. Anyway, you guys can make your own decisions. I'm not intending to nag you into submission.
Have a nice day.
Wei Sin
ZunYan
Hey guys, TWS and I would like to print the zunyan shirts before invi. So quickly!
Please cast your votes on the ZunYan shirt only ONCE if you are interested to buy (as this number will use to quote with the t shirt supplier) .
With regards to the back design, we want to retain the old chinese words behind, but there has been a slight change to the design at the back. previously it was ULC, but now it is “Lifesaving”. if there are no vehement objections, we will send this version to the printers.
Polls will close by the end of this week.
Front Design NOMINEES
Front 1 – plain teamNUS 
Front 2 – teamNUS with Lifesaving word. 
Front 3 – Curls with teamNUS. (Design courtesy of Nick Teo) 
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Front 4 – curls with NUS. (Design courtesy of Nick Teo) 
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BACK
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Museum Trip
Since all current NUS students have FREE entry to museums, let’s not waste it! A little last minute, but we* are meeting tomorrow (Monday) at 1pm Dolby MRT (The old one, not the NEL side). Those who are interested, please inform Nicole.
Some of the interesting sights that we will be going (if time permits, we will try to go for all 3 museums). Then go for training after that.
National Museum -
Christian Lacroix the costumier:
http://www.nationalmuseum.sg/nms/nms_html/nms_content_6c.asp?content_template=4&content_id=23&tab_id=23&cine_id=1223&fest_id=0
VERNER PANTON// The Collected Works:
http://www.nationalmuseum.sg/nms/nms_html/nms_content_6c.asp?content_template=4&content_id=23&tab_id=23&cine_id=1319&fest_id=0
Permanent Exhibitions:
http://www.nationalmuseum.sg/nms/nms_html/nms_content_4.asp?content_template=4&content_id=22&tab_id=22
Singapore Art Museum -
Current Exhibitions:
http://www.singart.com/current_exhibitions.php
http://www.singart.com/8qsam/exhibition_programmes.html
Asian Civilisation Museum -
The Kangxi Emperor: Treasures from the Forbidden City
http://www.acm.org.sg/exhibitions/eventdetail.asp?eventID=393
Galleries
http://www.acm.org.sg/themuseum/galleries.asp
How to get there:
http://www.acm.org.sg/visitus/planningyourvisit.asp
http://singart.com/8qsam/about.html
*We – YKJ, NICX, KJS
BRONZE CROSS EXAM
For those taking BC,
BRONZE CROSS exam is this sat, 30 MAY at Tanjong Beach. Pls be there at 10AM SHARP. At the meanwhile, pls read up your manual to prepare for your theory test.
Good Luck!
regards,
yinren
BRONZE CROSS exam is this sat, 30 MAY at Tanjong Beach. Pls be there at 10AM SHARP. At the meanwhile, pls read up your manual to prepare for your theory test.
Good Luck!
regards,
yinren
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Phuket Lifesaving Carnival 2009
kopped from:http://www.phuketlifeguard.com
Phuket Lifeguard Club is proud to be organizing the second ever Surf Lifesaving Carnival in Phuket.
Our major sponsors are Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort. This Surf Lifesaving Carnival for Phuket will be aimed at a target of 40-60 international and 60-80 local participants with a variety of activities and events– the emphasis is on having a great time and a great sporting event.
The Phuket Lifeguard Club (a non-profit organisation established in 2003) is the organiser of this event. We are now looking for both participants for events and sponsors for this event or parts of this event; sponsors who support the initiatives of water safety and the contributions lifeguards and lifesaving make to the community. We also anticipate this event will generate considerable positive publicity that will benefit our sponsors.
The carnival will be based at Patong Beach and the events will include both individual and team EVENTS.
If you are interested to either join the event or sponsor any of the events, please contact us.
Special accommodation packages have been offered to participants and their families by our sponsor, Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort.
The link below will take you to the special reservation site for this event.
Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort - major sponsor for this carnival - has organised special event hotel stay with breakfast packages with special prices for the carnival.
Accommodation reservations can be made through this link.
Phuket Surf Lifesaving Carnival 2009
Sponsorship of Events – Phuket Surf Lifesaving Carnival 12 July 2009
Phuket Lifeguard Club is proud to be organizing the second ever Surf Lifesaving Carnival in Phuket.
Our major sponsors are Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort. This Surf Lifesaving Carnival for Phuket will be aimed at a target of 40-60 international and 60-80 local participants with a variety of activities and events– the emphasis is on having a great time and a great sporting event.
The Phuket Lifeguard Club (a non-profit organisation established in 2003) is the organiser of this event. We are now looking for both participants for events and sponsors for this event or parts of this event; sponsors who support the initiatives of water safety and the contributions lifeguards and lifesaving make to the community. We also anticipate this event will generate considerable positive publicity that will benefit our sponsors.
The carnival will be based at Patong Beach and the events will include both individual and team EVENTS.
If you are interested to either join the event or sponsor any of the events, please contact us.
Special accommodation packages have been offered to participants and their families by our sponsor, Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort.
The link below will take you to the special reservation site for this event.
Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort - major sponsor for this carnival - has organised special event hotel stay with breakfast packages with special prices for the carnival.
Accommodation reservations can be made through this link.
Phuket Surf Lifesaving Carnival 2009
Sponsorship of Events – Phuket Surf Lifesaving Carnival 12 July 2009
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
hougang swimming carnival - lifesaving demo
i need to meet all those interested this friday before training at 5.30pm... the program is out and the outline of what we will be doing is out... we need to practice... all those who are interested are welcome to come... however all those who express interest but din not turn up this friday will be chopped... please come... thank you... just a reminder again for the event...
31st May 2009
Hougang Swimmng Complex
4pm - we are doing a 15min lifesaving/water safety demostration
-yaowen
31st May 2009
Hougang Swimmng Complex
4pm - we are doing a 15min lifesaving/water safety demostration
-yaowen
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Arafura Updates 4
Casaurina Beach photos. [Added new photos since I have a faster internet connection now]
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