From suspected or inflamed patients to migrant personnel who fear their work, Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) paramedics only administer treatment, but they also address their mental needs.
In popularity for his paintings during his 8 years with the SCDF, WO Kwek, 31, won this year’s National Day of the Minister of the Interior (Individual) Award.
WO Kwek recalled the case of a migrant employee in a bedroom in a structure that had tested positive for Covid-19.
The worker, who had been away for almost a week, seemed depressed and on the verge of tears. To reassure him, WO 1 Kwek spoke to him in the direction of the hospital.
Despite the language barrier, they shared an honest conversation.
Telling this to The New Paper, WO KwekArray “I felt it for him. He told me he was lonely and that he missed his family.
He later thanked me for the conversation. I felt like I wasn’t just a patient, we were talking friends.
Based at Ang Mo Kio chimney station, WO1 Kwek has treated 10 to 15 positive cases of Covid-19 since the virus hit Singapore last January.
Having to wear non-public protective devices (PPE), add an N95 mask, glasses and a full gown, meant a communication problem, aggravated through the language barrier.
He also raised challenges.
WO Kwek, who was glasses, said his glasses and glasses would be tarnished by the heat and that breathing was a challenge.
“When we go through traffic accidents, we have to paint the scorching sun, sweating profusely, and there is more difficulty maneuvering.
The SCDF ambulance team had to use a complete PPE for all calls after the condition point of the disease reaction formula went orange on February 7. As of June 15, it is only mandatory for cases similar to Covid-19.
WO1 Kwek said assembling new people and new conditions makes the task rewarding.
She remembers lovingly helping to give birth to a little woguy on an empty bridge and the moment she helped save a guy who was attacking the center after suffering a cardiac arrest. Now they’re friends on Facebook.
WO Kwek was part of the four-member team that won the Ferno Australia Paramedic Simulation Challenge in 2018 and is the first to examine the effects of fires on physical fitness on non-public mobility devices and electric bikes.
This helped SCDF officials know which injuries to monitor for such fires.
The paramedic doesn’t aim to slow down and adds, “As long as you want me on the front line, I will. “
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