Islamabad, Sep 11: The Lahore College for Women University (LCWU) hosted the launch of the Punjab government’s “Lifesavers Initiative” on Tuesday. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and hemorrhage management are two vital life-saving skills that this curriculum aims to teach university and college students.
The goal of the campaign, which was launched in conjunction with World First Aid Week, is to motivate Punjab’s schoolchildren to learn life-saving skills.
The Emergency Services Department Secretary, Dr. Rizwan Naseer, highlighted the program’s objective of equipping every home with a trained first aider in order to create a nation of lifesavers.
Vice Chancellor of LCWU Uzma Qureshi emphasized the value of the course and urged instructors and students to take the training seriously.
She mentioned that Rescue 1122 had already completed a rigorous three-day course that prepared thousands of pupils to be lifesavers. Qureshi thanked the Community Safety Wing for their dedication to the training initiatives.
Rescue 1122 will provide life-saving skills training to students at Punjabi universities and colleges as part of the Lifesavers Initiative. Khwaja Salman Rafique, the Punjab Minister for Health and Emergency Services, and Rana Sikandar Hayat, the Punjab Minister for School Education, spoke during the launch.
