Well done to Ian Panting for winning the final of this tournament on count back in Turkey
(With a little help from his Caddie Craig)

Thames valley Air Ambulance called in to Donnington Grove Golf Course to provide an evening of
training of how to help save the live of someone who has suffered a heart attack or cardiac arrest.
Titled CPR and AED awareness, Brian Dixon and a colleague gave a talk to Grove members and
then gave a demonstration of what to do when dealing with a person who has had either of these
life threatening events.

The visit was a result of the golf club losing a longstanding member to cardiac arrest on the
course, and when the air ambulance was eventually called, they were unable immediately to
locate the victim. The outcome of the recent tragedy has had a number of outcomes; first, to
inform all members of the location of the CPR equipment, the ‘defib machine’, second, to
instigate new signage on every tee area, using ‘what three words’ relating to that specific
location, and third, to train people in the techniques of identifying if the person has had a heart
attack, or cardiac arrest, and what to do in each case.

Members practiced on mannequins specially adapted to indicate if chest compressions are timed
correctly, and had training on what signs to look for, and the initial observations needed. It is
hoped no-one will ever have to deal with the circumstances where a person is in need of this
training, however, following the death of a golfer on the course, it has bought into focus the need
to learn these basic survival techniques.

Thames Valley Air Ambulance, who depend totally on donations, had 3302 call outs in the past 12
months, an average of 9 times a day, and 37% of the call outs are for cardiac arrest. They
encourage organisations such as golf clubs to use ‘what three words’ to assist in the urgent
location of victims of arrest, and for all clubs to be aware of the location of defib machines. This
must be viewed as a positive legacy of the terrible event at Grove.

Luke has another Hole in One this morning on the 17th with a great 7 wood

Two holes in one in a mouth club championships and today.

Well done !!