Casualty Union visits Tiverton Army Cadets

TIVERTON Army Cadets became simulated casualties on Monday when the Casualty Union paid a visit.

The Crediton Branch of the Casualties Union visited Tiverton Army Cadets on Monday as the

cadets learnt about why the union was set up, what they are used for,

and got the opportunity to become casualties for the night.

The Casualties

Union was founded in 1942 to act as live dummies for training purposes after

World War 2. The use of real people for casualties instead of dummies taught

the first aiders about assessing and treating the injuries in a more realistic

way.

Today the casualty

union is used to help to train doctors, nurses, paramedics, ambulance

technicians, Army, Royal Navy, first aiders from voluntary organisations such

as St John Ambulance and British Red Cross and so many more. One of the major

clients for Devon Casualty Union is the Royal Navy for whom they provide

casualties about 20 times a year, training ships’ companies how to deal with

civic emergencies.

The members of the

Casualty Union then demonstrated their talents by making up each cadet,

with a variety of injuries. From burns to cuts, sprained wrists to broken

noses, Tiverton Army Cadets were covered in simulated injuries by the end of

the night.

This year the Army

Cadets are celebrating their 150th anniversary.

Tiverton Army Cadet

Detachment meet at the Cadet Centre in King Street, at 7pm every Monday and

Wednesday night. The detachment recruits anyone aged 12 – 18. Anyone interested

in joining Devon Army Cadet Force, should call 01884 252342 or visit the

website at www.acompanyacf.co.uk.