SVBS Award goes to Scintilla AG
Emergency responders from Scintilla AG in the Valais village of St. Niklaus made it clear during an operation that an emergency must first be recognized as such in order to be able to provide first aid. The employee concerned suffered no consequential damage due to the exemplary procedure of the first responders.
It happened one morning in October 2021 when mechanical parts fell out of the hands of an employee at Scintilla AG. A supervisor noticed this and informed the first aider Christian Juon. The latter acted correctly and recognized the symptoms of a stroke using the "BE FAST" method.
Symptoms correctly identified
Only one of the six possible symptoms was conspicuous, namely the "A": The patient did not squeeze his hand. Christian Juon therefore immediately alerted the emergency call center 144 and informed the management of the company ambulance service, which was not on the premises on the day of the incident. The rescue service arrived and, after further tests, a rescue helicopter was called in. The patient was then flown directly to the hospital in Sion. It turned out that it was indeed a stroke. In the hospital he suffered another one. However, the patient could be discharged from the hospital after a few days and went to rehab.
This year's "SVBS Award" of the Swiss Association for Company Sanitation (SVBS) therefore went to the company paramedics of Scintilla AG from the Valais village of St. Niklaus.
It was only thanks to the exemplary intervention of Christian Juon that everything turned out all right. Stefan Kühnis, President of the Swiss Association of Industrial Paramedics (SVBS) agreed: "Without the rapid and correct first aid, this operation would hardly have turned out so well." He said it was quite central to recognize an emergency as such. The fact that he not only recognized the emergency, but also knew exactly what to do, had a lot to do with good organization and with education and training, Kühnis said. Therefore, the applause also went to the whole company.
For those who would like to inspire other first responders with their stories or projects, the application form for the next SVBS AWARD 2022 can be found at. www.svbs-asse.ch/anlaesse/svbs-award/.
Applications for an award must be sent in by April 1, 2023 at the latest. The award ceremony will take place during the "First Aider Symposium" at the KKL Luzern. The next edition is scheduled for November 4, 2023.
Source: SVBS/Editorial Office
