NRC MEDICAL TRAINING FEEDBACK & PHOTOS “Everything we did was mainly because you were a great instructor. You made the material so easy to remember and fun to teach. So a big thank you to you” “We really enjoyed the training. I couldn't imagine that first aid can be that much fun” “You are among those who inspire people” “The teaching was amazing. Thank you for the training and the advice throughout the training and teaching” “On behalf of NRC I would like to thank Paul for his excellent teaching skills and courteous personality. He has helped us tremendously through the training; we have learnt so much from you; thank you for being remarkable” “First of all, I would like to thank you very much for this wonderful training; I believe this kind of training is a huge added value to everyone working in the field” The Instructors Majd Walaa Ferris Abood Leen Paul Blench Mobile: +44 (0) | Web: | Linkedin: Now that my contracts with the NRC in Jordan are over, I would like to share some of the photos I took and feedback I received during a really enjoyable six months with the organisation. Enjoyable, not just because I have a passion for the work that I do, but because the NRC staff in Jordan are a very dedicated, professional and thoroughly nice bunch of people. Just finished the catastrophic bleed exercise The training was based around the threats that staff face in Jordan. These include road traffic accidents, civil disturbance, acts of terrorism and even snake and scorpion bites. The organisation still required training that was certificated and I am able to issue a number of different qualifications, through the UK Health & Safety Executive, all of which last for three years. I also trained refresher training instructors to monitor and keep staff skill levels high during the three years. Thank you all for your help and support. The training was made much better because you were there. Paul

Group One on the Three-Day Course “Paul demonstrated excellent knowledge and incredible passion for the subject matter and this came across during the training, which was incredibly useful and enjoyable” “Every part of the course was very informative and the instructor passed on a great deal of experience” “Can we have more medical courses please?” Everything was perfect! Thank you Paul, learning and enjoying at the same time was the theme of your training. Thanks a lot, we appreciate it. The three-day courses gave me the opportunity to cover more ground on the course and run a fairly sizeable exercise to test knowledge at the end of the training. It also gave me the chance to look closely at the students and select those with the right aptitude and flair for the subject to train as instructors. The one-day courses were no less enjoyable and we still managed to squeeze in four or five exercises to back up the theory. On several occasions, while running the exercises outdoors, members of the public tried to help, actually believing the casualties to be real! Learning to use the emergency stretcher Final exercise – casualties everywhere My Thanks to Sarsak for allowing me to put a lump of meat on him and cover him in blood for the exercises. My thanks to all NRC staff in Jordan for making me feel so welcome. You are an inspiration and I wish you all the very best in the future. Paul