Paramedic students from Charles Sturt University (CSU) will be on hand to assist participants at the NSW Cancer Foundation's Relay For Life in Bathurst on Saturday 14 March. Ms Amanda Hlushak, associate lecturer in the paramedic program in the CSU School of Biomedical Sciences in Bathurst, said, "We are delighted to be a part of this important Cancer Foundation fundraiser in the community. Relay for Life approached the University to provide standard stand-by first aid at the event, and this is the first time our paramedic students have participated at the Bathurst event. Twenty-one first-year students will be involved from 3pm Saturday until 11am Sunday. One of their subjects requires them to complete 40 hours of non-traditional paramedic volunteer work in the community with an agency of their choice. The agency needs to be able to provide opportunities for the students to meet the competencies outlined in the subject. These include communication, empathy, professionalism, independence and attitude, which are all non-clinical skills essential for well-rounded paramedics." Ms Hlushak said the event will allow first-year paramedic students opportunities to improve their communication skills with a wide variety of people, as well as attend to any incidents that require first aid. She anticipates the students could be required to assist with injuries, sprains, fatigue, dehydration, exhaustion, and possibly fractures.