The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
Top award for two Fife Scouts who went to the aid of injured woman
Two Fife Scouts have been presented with a top award after they gave first aid to a woman who fell and suffered a facial injury.
Burntisland teenager Maddison MacPherson, saw the woman fall at Kinghorn Station and along with Explorer Scout Alicia Thomson, 17, used the training they had learned through Scouts to tend to her wounds and stayed with her until she was picked up by her son.
The girls have now been presented with a Scout Commissioner’s Commendation Award for Service.
Alicia, a former pupil of Balwearie High School, K i r k c a l d y, told The Courier how Maddison initially saw the woman trip into the road, injuring her face.
The casualty was clearly in distress. Maddison went to her assistance, checked she was safe to move and brought the woman to the side of the road and did initial checks.
Alicia, who was there s e p a r a t e l y, heard someone shout for assistance and went to investigate.
Seeing Maddison and the casualty, she then took over and treated the injured woman, stopping the bleeding to her nose and, with the assistance of Maddison, comforted the casualty and stayed with her until she was taken home.
11th Fife (Burntisland) Scout Group leader David L aing said: “When I heard that Alicia and Ma d d i s o n had not hesitated to put into practice their first aid training and go to the aid of an injured woman, I was not surprised.
“I could not be prouder of them both.”