Iris Carroll
Regimental Number: C4224
Served: October 12, 1976 – July 27 2005
Pillar Location: Pillar VII, Row 36, Column B
Story:
In 1973 a young nurse with 10 years of experience at the General Hospital in Regina was asked and then sent on a two week temporary tour of duty at the RCMP Post Hospital at “Depot” Division. She reported for duty on a cold winter day in January. Those two weeks turned into 32 years with the Force. First, as public service employee at the twelve-bed Post Hospital where her duties consisted of: Assisting the Doctor with sick parade, immunizations, treating and triaging all new injuries and medical conditions and of course, submitting daily reports to the Division A&P Officer.
As a training centre, there were inevitable injuries. Anything from strains and pains, broken bones to flues, colds, elevated temperatures, gastros, allergic reactions to immunizations, etc. For eleven years Iris was a key player in an era of change at “Depot” Division and literally touched every one who served there during those years: Touching lives that would affect her own.
In 1984 Iris transferred to “F” Division where she would convert to Civilian Member, Reg. # C4224.
As the Occupational Health Nurse at “F” Division, Iris focused on ensuring tri-annual medicals were completed, as well as annual URT & ERT medicals, medical clearances for isolated posts and UN deployments, updating & recording immunizations and ensuring documentation for all duty related injuries. Iris travelled the entire province of Saskatchewan three times in one year in the mid 1990’s, administering a vaccine (a series of three shots) to immunize all members against Hepatitis B and the following year, to Isolated Posts for Hepatitis A shots. Every October, for six years she also visited all Detachments and isolated Posts administering flu immunizations.
Iris also assisted HQ in Ottawa with research in the development of P.A.R.E. which was adopted as a physical requirement for cadets and members. She also served as the CPR/First Aid: Coordinator for “F” Division and was a qualified CPR/First Aid Instructor as well as an AED Instructor & Trainer. She trained and assisted detachment members to train others at the Field level and ensured CPR/First AID qualifications were current.
In 2002 Iris was presented with the St. John’s medal as a serving member of the order of St. John by the Lieutenant Governor.
Iris worked with three different Doctors during her 32 year career and had this to say about her time in the Force: “𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝘾𝙈𝙋 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙛𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙛𝙤𝙧. 𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙄 𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙙, 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙪𝙩𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩. 𝙄𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙜𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙛𝙛: 𝘾𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙩𝙨, 𝙍𝙚𝙜𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙧 𝙈𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙨, 𝙎/𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙨, 𝘾𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙈𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙋𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙘 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨. 𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙛, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨. 𝙊𝙣𝙚-𝙤𝙣-𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙚𝙭𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙩 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙤 𝙡𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙖 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝘾𝙈𝙋 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙮 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙣𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝘾𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙙𝙖.”
Iris is now retired, but a second and third generation followed in her footsteps, providing the Cadets and Staff at “Depot” Division with the professional support required to meet the challenges of today. 2nd Generation: Blair Carroll, C6513 – Cindy Carroll, PSE; 3rd Generation: Jason Mann PSE – Kayla Genaille, PSE.
