On July 5-13, 15 of Goducate Training Center’s (GTC’s) employees underwent Basic Life Support training, held in conjunction with the Philippine National Red Cross. Those who took part included the Center’s administrative and training staff, as well as those employed to work in the recreational and construction areas. The latter group are mainly people from the communities surrounding GTC, since Goducate believes that one way of helping the needy communities around us is to employ them.
The training consisted of basic skills in handling emergencies such as fractures, burns, and the results of other accidents. They learned the standard procedures of dealing with unconscious patients and of doing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). They also learned different ways of bandaging, as well as of transporting the patient.
The course was tiring but enjoyable, especially the practical part. Trainees had practice time with their partners before undergoing the grading for their practical work. They had to show how to respond to different incidents.
With such training our staff should be able to respond to emergencies that might arise inside GTC. As one means of making GTC self-sufficent, the Center is open to the public, who come for the educational tours of the place or to make use of the recreational facilities. Having staff who can attend to emergencies is thus important.
We also hope that those of the staff who come from the neighboring communities will be able to pass on their skills to their communities. In addition, since they are now certified as having been trained in basic life support, they might want to respond to the government’s calls for help with emergencies.
