First Aid Critical To Accident Victims – FCT HHT

Governments at all levels have been enjoined to sustain training of secondary school students on basic first aid skills considering its importance to accident victims.

Mrs Amanda Pam, Secretary, Health and Human Services of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), gave the advice at a free basic first training for secondary school students in Abuja.

The training was organized by an Abuja-based charity organization – Lifeline Care Association, in partnership with Custodian Social Responsibility Foundation.

Represented by her Special Assistant Administration, Bankole Lebi, Mrs Pam, further advocated for the introduction of the basic first aid skills for accident victims in school curriculum for secondary school students across the country.

“Given the availability of funds, there is the need for government to sponsor such initiative on a sustainable basis children should be taught to save life which is what first aid is about.

“The government or any agency can collaborate with the initiative and make the training available to pupils in all parts of the country. It should not be restricted to the urban areas because accidents could happen anywhere.

“I will suggest that such training should be included in our school curriculum. I will also suggest that the sponsors of this training should take it to other parts of the country.”

Speaking, Chief Executive Officer of Custodian Social Responsibility Foundation, Bunmi Aderemi, noted that the training was aimed at impacting life saving skills to school children so that they will be able to help accident victims.

According to her, school children were targeted for the training because, “they are able to learn very fast and once we get them young, they will have those skills for the rest of their life.”

On his part, the Founder, Lifeline Care Association, Dr Nkem Momoh, disclosed that apart from imparting the life-saving skills for accident victims to the children, the training was also targeted at engendering the values of a good Samaritan on the students, “which is one of the strong values we promote in charity.”