On the evening of Wednesday, April 22, 2015 hundreds of young women (ages 12-18) along with their leaders attended a first aid night to prepare for a summer girls camp. The first aid clinic was held at the LDS chapel on Arrowhead for a 2 hour block of time. Keith Browning, member of the Mesquite Fire Department headed the training and was accompanied by other members of both the Mesquite and Bunkerville fire departments (Spencer Lewis, Brian Haviland, Royce Browning and Derek Davis ). The girls were trained for the simplest of treatments, such as bandages and stings to the most severe, like CPR. The FD provided dummies for the girls to practice their CPR skills. As well as splints and gauze to practice helping victims with broken bones. In July of this year, the young women will attend a summer girls camp in the Kolob Mountains. As part of their activities they are asked to learn certain skills in order to certify in their age group. The first aid techniques they learned this evening will help them pass off those certification skills and also help them to be prepared for any emergencies they may encounter while at camp.
