On patrol with the CBR Night Crew in Canberra

The Canberra Times

The Canberra Times accompanied Ran Ashkenazi, Casey Flior and Jared Gardner on a walk through Civic and Braddon on a Friday night.

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00:00I'll see you next time.

00:30We come back from a walk, we use anything in our kits as a first priority, we restock

00:56them to make sure they're ready for the call out.

00:59The main thing that we're looking at in terms of restock is our first aid kit, which has

01:03a lot of dressings in it, so as you can imagine with any good first aid kit, you do not only

01:08want to clean your band-aids, but also clean your compression band-aids, as well as your

01:12emergency blankets, your drawers, etc, etc, so this is kind of the lifeblood of any sort

01:18of physical injury that we come across out here, and we always restock that on our return.

01:23The other stuff that we carry that a lot of people don't realise is we also carry an observation

01:27aid kit, so if anyone's feeling unwell, you can do a quick check of vitals, including

01:31their temperature, checking their pulmonary response, check their blood glucose levels,

01:36if they're diabetic or if they're worried about how they've been eating that day, but

01:40also check their blood saturation through their pulse oximeter, and then also make sure that

01:47we're checking their blood pressure as well, so we do quite comprehensive patient care when

01:52needed, and as required, people will kind of come to us and ask us questions, and the most

01:57important thing is that we make sure that our treatment is holistic and tailored to whatever

02:01they want.

02:02It really depends on the individual.

02:03One of the most important things when anyone has a severe injury, as you can imagine with

02:08your doctor's ABCD, is their breathing.

02:12So, in our airways kits, we always carry oxygen with us, just to support people if they're having

02:16a seizure, they've been knocked unconscious, they're not breathing by themselves normally,

02:20but we also carry a defib with us at all times as well.

02:23We have a defib, we have our oxygen, and we also have our various masks that go along

02:28with that.

02:29So, that makes sure that we can provide the treatment needed, and that if anyone is in a

02:34life-racking situation, we can support them into act as a right.

02:38So, this is our third and final bag that we carry with us.

02:42This one, most importantly, is what we keep all of our lollipops in.

02:46So, anyone who comes to us for a lollipop, this is the bag that we're reaching for, to

02:50make sure that everyone gets their sugar hit for the night.

02:52Other than that, we also carry emesis bags in there, which we're trying to re-stop primarily.

02:57I'm not going to fit this wall with all my sweaters on.

03:03So, we keep this one fully stopped for easy-go, but if, on that chance, we come across someone

03:08who is vulnerable or needs extra support, we also carry blankets with us to make sure

03:12they stay warm while we take care of them.

03:14And also, if you're very lucky during summer, if you're walking around with heels and you

03:19get your feet, you might get some flip-flops from us.

03:21So, that's the little pack.

03:23Also, pads, tampons, etc.

03:25All of the above.

03:26We also actually carry that.

03:28And then, of course, on the sides, we have all the water for our intoxicated patrons that

03:32come by or just need to be rehydrated.

03:34How many of these do you give out every year?

03:4024,000 Chapa Chups every single year.

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