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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1987

SDB MEMBERS VISIT NAM LONG HOSPITAL

MEMBERS OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD VISITED NAM LONG HOSPITAL IN WONG CHUK HANG THIS (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON TO CONVEY THEIR CONCERN AND SYMPATHY FOR CANCER PATIENTS THERE.

SUPERINTENDENT

OF

ACCOMPANIED BY THE MEDICAL

THE GOVERNMENT-SUBVENTED CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL, DR MAY WEI, DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS FIRST VISITED SOME 180 PATIENTS IN THE FIVE WARDS AND GAVE THEM EACH A GOODWILL GIFT.

THEY THEN VISITED THE DIVERSIONAL UNIT AND WERE TOLD BY DR WEI THAT THE UNIT PROVIDED PATIENTS WITH ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES LIKE TELEVISION AND VARIOUS GAMES AS WELL AS COUNSELLING AND PHYSIOTHERAPY SERVICES.

THEY ALSO MET STAFF AND VOLUNTARY MEMBERS OF A HOSPICE CARE TEAM, WHICH WAS RECENTLY SET UP, TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW NURSING STAFF, SOCIAL WORKERS AND VOLUNTEERS HELPED CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS TO FACE THE KILLER DISEASE.

TODAY'S HOSPITAL VISIT WAS PART OF THE PROGRAMME ORGANISED BY THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD SECRETARIAT FOR MEMBERS TO FAMILIARISE THEMSELVES WITH LOCAL ORGANISATIONS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.

FIRST AID COURSE FOR KWUN TONG WORKERS

FOR WORKERS A TRAINING COURSE ON FIRST AID IS BEING ORGANISED IN KWUN TONG TO PROMOTE SAFETY AWARENESS IN INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS.

THE

COURSE,

CONDUCTED

FROM

ᏚᎢ. JOHN'S THE WORKERS WITH PRACTICAL

BY LECTURERS AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION, IS DESIGNED TO EQUIP FIRST AID KNOWLEDGE TO COPE WITH INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS.

THE PROGRAMME FUNCTIONS OF THE DRESSINGS AND

WILL INCLUDE

UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

BODY; BANDAGES; BURNS

AND

LECTURES WOUNDS, BLEEDING AND

SHOCK AND FAINTING;

ASPHYXIA SCALDS,

THE ON

STRUCTURE AND

CIRCULATORY

FAILURE;

TREATMENT

FOR

AND

EMERGENCY

RESUSCITATION,

THE EIGHT-SESSION TRAINING COURSE WILL BE EVENING FROM SEPTEMBER 29 AT THE KWUN TONG COMMUNITY PING ROAD.

HELD EVERY TUESDAY CENTRE IN TSUI

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