Staff Reporter
A two days training on Rescue and First Aid ended at Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR), here on Thursday.
The training was organized in collaboration with Punjab Emergency Services Rescue 1122 with an aim to enable University’s staff to be self-sufficient in the hour of need during any disaster, tragedy, accident and proper way of delivering information of any disaster.
Mr. Mubeen ul Rasheed and Ali Shair (Master Trainers from Rescue 1122) provided hands on practice to handle emergency situations, including emergency response, lifesaving skills, first aid & rescue in case of emergency and fire & work safety. They illustrated the working of Rescue 1122 and how they respond to calls on helpline 1122 for any kind of emergency situation. The trainers demonstrated how to provide first aid, basic life support (CPR), fracture treatment, bit of insects like snakes, burn treatment and safe transportation of any affected person.