Kids & Family
Teens Descend On Keyport For EMS Cadet Competition Saturday
"These young women and men are the future of EMS in their communities," said Keyport First Aid Chief Ken Krohe, who runs the competition.
KEYPORT, NJ — More than 160 young competitors are expected to participate in the sixth annual Keyport First Aid Cadet Competition, which will be held this Saturday, June 8 at Keyport High School.
As of now, there are 41 teams registered to compete this Saturday. The teens do not just come from the Keyport area; the teams are from all over the Tri-state region. The competition will consist of a series of tests that will test their basic and advanced capabilities. Competitors will participate in skill events such as taking a patient’s vital signs, handling cardiac arrests, CPR, splinting, patient assessment and removing patients from motor vehicle wrecks.
“We have 25 teams entered in the basic level and 16 in the advanced category, said Keyport First Aid Chief Ken Krohe, who leads the event. “All signs are pointing toward another great competition.”
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“This event gets bigger and better every year,” Krohe said. “While we’re here to have fun and a nice day, this event has a larger, long-term impact on communities around the region. These young women and men are the future of EMS in their communities.”
Teams are expected to arrive on the evening of June 7, where they’ll take part in an educational session and then spent the night on site. Some will experience what it is like to live in emergency tent housing supplied by the New Jersey EMS Task Force. The actual competition, set for June 8, is designed to present competitors with realistic scenario simulations which test their abilities and develop teamworking techniques, while also creating real-time learning situations.
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In addition to taking part in the skills tests, competitors will be able to explore assets and experience equipment from the New Jersey EMS Task Force, the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office and Monmouth Ocean Hospital Service Corporation (MONOC).
The competition is open to youth members of emergency services organizations and is sponsored by Keyport First Aid and the EMS Council of New Jersey.
To learn more about the competition or how to become a sponsor of the event, please call 732-673-4795 or email [email protected].
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