Monday, October 31, 2016
Fifteen secondary schools received defibrillator machines on October 14 from Team Jamaica Bickle.
This is the second year the organisation has donated these apparatus which assist individuals with cardiac problems.
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| (From left) Irwine Clare of Team Jamaica Bickle; Dr Joyce Graham-Royal, principal, GC Foster College; Dr Warren Blake, president, Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association, and coach Maurice Wilson, also of GC Foster College, examine one of the defibrillators. |
Karen Robinson, attorney for the New York-based Team Jamaica Bickle, said presentation of the latest batch of defibrillators is timely, coming three weeks after the death of St George’s College’s Manning Cup Captain Dominic James.
The official presentation took place at Jamaica Promotions’ offices in Kingston. Two of the machines were given to St George’s College and Excelsior High School, who were playing a Manning Cup tie on September 20 when Dominic collapsed and died. Dominic’s parents, as well as administrators of recipient schools, attended the ceremony which was addressed by Education Minister Ruel Reid.
Robinson said Dominic’s untimely death at age 18 shows the critical need for adequate medical service at sports events.
“Schools in especially rural areas might not have easy access to medical care, so the donation of the defibrillators is important,” she said.
Marcus Garvey Technical High School in St Ann and Garvey Maceo High School in Clarendon also received defibrillators which each cost between US$1,800-$2,200.
Defibrillator training at the schools will be conducted by experts from the Diaspora Healthcare Sector. The Jamaica Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (JAMEMTS) at The University of the West Indies will also provide assistance. more
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