Mr Peter Burson This is Me

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1. 1. tamworth.yourguide

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   Published on: 1/15/2006   Last Visited: 1/15/2006

   St John's Ambulance Service will this year continue to provide first aid during the event and St John's Country Music Festival Commander Peter Burson said they had already recruited first-aiders from the likes of Sydney, Coffs Harbour, Taree, Kingscliff, and Lismore.
   
   He said the majority of patients would be suffering from heat stroke, sunburn and blisters, with the service crucial in alleviating pressure on other medical services.

2. 2. tamworth.yourguide

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   Published on: 1/12/2004   Last Visited: 1/12/2004

   Have bandaids, will travel: St John's superintendent Peter Burson and second in command (adult division) Helen Harris, ready for the Festival.
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   Local St John's Ambulance superintendent Peter Burson said 15 of the city's finest first aiders, plus another eight from as far away as Lismore and Taree, would don the trusted uniform to help make the annual Country Music Festival a happy and healthy event. "Last year we put in 1400 hours and treated 250 Festival-goers, 50 of which went to hospital, 33 of those needing an ambulance to get them there," Mr Burson said. "We're expecting this year to be just as busy." On the list of usual injury suspects are dehydration, heat stress, headaches, sunburn and more blisters than you can poke a Golden Guitar at. "Then there are the serious situations, such as shortness of breath and heart attack, we will be on the look out for," Mr Burson said.

3. 3. tamworth.yourguide

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   Published on: 7/15/2005   Last Visited: 7/15/2005

   "We're looking for more volunteers to help us meet our commitments," St John superintendent Peter Burson said yesterday.
   
   "There are 23 volunteers on the books but a core of 12 that we rely on. And, when you get a call out every weekend, it can spread everybody very thin."
   
   Mr Burson said he knew people in the community were active in a number of volunteer groups , each one doing a good job of helping where needed
   
   But Mr Burson firmly believes the benefits are worth the effort with St John Ambulance.
   
   "Volunteers are taught unique skills, skills that are vital in many jobs," he said.