GCU students trained to cope with emergencies

Lahore: The students of Government College University Lahore were imparted a special training to cope with emergencies in the situations of terrorist attack, natural calamity and fire accidents. The two-day training included detailed lessons, demonstrations and rescue drills on emergency evacuation plan, fire safety, bleeding control, fracture management, heat stroke, cardio pulmonary resuscitation, foreign body airway obstruction and spinal injury shifting management.

Addressing the closing ceremony at the university’s Oval Ground, Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Hassan Amir Shah lauded the enthusiastic participation of students especially females in the this advance emergency planning and life support training which was organised by the university’s Disaster Risk Management Society (GCU DRMS) in collaboration with the Punjab Emergency Service. He said precious lives could be saved in the emergency situations by just good management which comes from effective training.

In reply to a question by media, Prof Shah said they were not scared rather terrorists were afraid of them. He pledged that academia would continue their mission of progress, prosperity and enlightenment. He expressed gratitude to the Rescue 1122 officials for providing emergency training to his students, “saying that in many cases fire extinguishers were installed in the buildings but usually people around them knows nothing about their usage.”

GCU DRMS Advisor Dr Ali Iqtiadar Mirza said that such trainings should be compulsory for every student because they also promote humanity in the society. “It’s our religious obligation to help others,’’ he added. He also said that the participants should cascade the rescue and life support training to their fellow students and family members.

Rescue 1122 Community Services Wing Director Ms Ruqia Bano Javed said there must be at least one person in every house which had adequate training and knowledge about emergency and rescue management. She said they had also trained students to provide basic life support to infants in the situation of emergencies especially natural calamities. She said that training Ravians was an amazing experience for her. However, she said females had comparatively showed more interest in the training and showed great compassion and enthusiasm for helping others.