A PEMBROKESHIRE man is highlighting the importance of learning first aid, his skills having been called into action just days after completing St John Ambulance Cymru training course.

31-year-old Kieran Warlow was at work in Milford Haven when he heard a deep thud outside his office. He quickly realised two vehicles had been involved in an accident on the road outside the Sunbelt Rentals depot where he works.

Kieran had completed a three-day First Aid at Work course at St John Ambulance Cymru’s Swansea Training Centre the previous week.

Having ensured there were first aid-trained people supporting one driver that had been involved, Kieran turned his attention to the other driver: “I was able to identify that he had started to go into shock from the impact and was getting confused and dazed, so I got him to sit down and took down some notes, like I’d been trained to do.”

As the man was shivering, Kieran helped find a blanket and recorded information on what had happened and details about the driver, including the amount of paracetamol and caffeine in the tablets he had been given. He then passed the notes to the emergency services once they arrived.

He added: “The paramedic asked me where I’d learned to take handover notes like this, and I told him it was from the First Aid at Work course that I’d completed just the week before.”

“It was nice to be able to feel like I was able to help rather than just stand by and be a spectator.”

Kieran praised the St John Ambulance Cymru Workplace Trainer who had delivered the course for being so thorough and engaging in his delivery. “I really enjoyed the experience of the course.”

Visit www.sjacymru.org.uk/training to see the range of Workplace Training courses.