Medical volunteer group takes top prize in NJ competition
The Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps fi nished fi rst in a basic skills showcase
BY JACOB KAYE
A team of Forest Hills teens
can save a life and win some
trophies at the same time.
The Forest Hills Volunteer
Ambulance Corps took home
several awards at the Keyport
First Aid Cadet Competition in
New Jersey last weekend. One
of the corps’ teams finished first
in the basic skills competition,
which involves CPR, splinting
and taking vital signs. Another
team finished third.
“Last year, we only placed
second,” said Rohan Mohotra,
a co-captain of the youth corps
team. “So, we were very happy
that we got first and third
this year.”
While the skills the Forest
Hills high schoolers learned
with the Volunteer Ambulance
Corps have served them well
during competitions, they all
agree, the team is setting them
up for successful careers.
Boyuan Zhang is the youth
corps’ second lieutenant
and studying to become
a certified emergency
medical technician.
The Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps and they’re most recent trophies. Photo: Jacob Kaye/QNS
“I had my test yesterday and I
remembered some answers from
working with my team,” Zhang said.
Several members of the team hope
to have careers in medicine, they say,
and although some of the members
with the highest ranks are heading off
to college this fall, they plan on staying
involved.
The group’s co-captain, Magdalena
Mazur, will attend The Macaulay
Honors College in the fall but plans to
continue to volunteer with the team.
“They’re going to benefit me,”
said Ricky Nandkumar, the Youth
Chairman who, among other things,
coaches the team. “They are going to
be EMTs and assist the class.”
Nandkumar was once in his
students’ shoes. He enjoyed it so much,
he stayed to pass on the knowledge
teens like Mazur, Zhang and Mohotra.
And his team
appreciates him.
“We have to give a lot
of credit to our advisors,”
Zhang said.
The camaraderie is clear and an
important aspect of the job, they say.
“If you don’t like each other, it
doesn’t matter,” Mazur said. “You
have to save someone’s life. You have
to work together.”
The Forest Hills group
appears to have that
part down.
Sara Diaz, the secretary
of the youth corps, summed
it up.
“We’re building friendships that
will last forever.”
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