Jacob wins British Red Cross Award
21.10.11
This year’s British Red Cross awards took place in London earlier this month honouring those who have demonstrated life savings skills.
Attending the ceremony was Jacob Rice who had previously been a cadet with Dunmow Detachment.
He was nominated for the award as a result of his quick thinking actions following a cycling accident with his friend last year.
Like many youngsters Jacob and his friend Stephen were happily riding their bikes as they had done numerous times before.
Unfortunately for Stephen this fun day out soon turned into a medical emergency when he fell off his bike and hit his head on the kerb.
With a large wound from the top of his head down towards his forehead, there was already a significant amount of blood loss.
Jacob remembered his first aid training from a cadet training lesson and quickly applied pressure to the wound.
Knowing that his friend needed urgent medical assistance he bravely called a passer-by for help instructing them to call an ambulance.
Despite the shocking scene of blood Jacob remained calm and constantly reassured his friend.
When the paramedics arrived they praised Jacob for his actions which had inevitably saved Stephen’s life.
Stephen required 54 stitches and later had plastic surgery to the five inch wound.
It was this life saving action that won Jacob the Humanitarian Citizen 2011.
