Group Health Cooperative-SCW
63 area youth learn basic first-aid skills
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On Tuesday, August 7, participants learned about fire safety with a special presentation by Bernadette Galvez, City of Madison
Fire Department Community Education Specialist. Camp participants toured a fire truck and Emergency Response Vehicle #9 and
heard more from the Madison Fire Department about how the vehicles respond to emergencies in the community.
On Wednesday, August 8, the youth delved into the topics of poison and wounds, and also practiced Rescue Breathing and how
to help a choking victim on adult and infant manikins. A graduation ceremony featuring the program mascot, Safe T. BAT, followed
the completion of the course.
About Basic Aid Training
Basic Aid Training, or BAT, has been funded by (GHC-SCW) for the past 12 years. The program is designed for children ages 8
to 10 years old and teaches basic first aid and emergency response. The program is made possible through a partnership with
GHC-SCW and the American Red Cross-Badger Chapter. Through the GHC-SCW funding, the Red Cross is able to offer this
program in Madison area schools year round. GHC-SCW offers the summer camp to provide an additional opportunity for children
to take the course.
Sixty-three area youth learned first aid, emergency
response and basic safety skills at the annual Basic Aid
Training (BAT) Summer Safety Camp on Tuesday, August 7
and Wednesday, August 8.
The program was sponsored by Group Health
Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin (GHC-SCW) in
cooperation with the American Red Cross. BAT camp took
place at the American Red Cross, 4860 Sheboygan Avenue,
Madison, Wisconsin.
The camp offered youth the opportunity to learn how to
prevent as well as respond to emergency situations. The
hands-on lessons included emergency response, rescue
breathing, first-aid for choking, fire safety, injury prevention
and wound care, and other safety-related activities.