CAMIGUIN (PIA)--In times of crisis and emergency situations, the Department of Health (DOH)-10 Ambulance and Operations Unit Officers elaborated on the basic life support courses and training being given to various government officials throughout Region 10 during the Alerto radio program, April 25.

With around 39 participants from various disaster risk reduction and management offices in Camiguin, the basic life support core group, trainers, and facilitators intend to impart their knowledge and expertise in basic life support training, April 24-28, 2023, held in Villa Paraiso Apartelle, Camiguin.

"So ang gipangita [sa usa ka participant] is number one ang knowledge, number two is the skills, which is the training module, kinahanglan gyud siya og skills. More skills kay mao man atong buhaton outside the hospital. Then lastly, which is ginahatagan namo ug emphasis, is the attitude. The willingness to help others and impart knowledge sa community," Ambulance Officer Supervisor and Basic Life Support Course Director, Amir Hassan Sani said.

(What we’re looking for [in a participant] is number one: knowledge. Number two are the skills, which the training module needs. More skills since that’s what we need when we’re outside the hospital. Then lastly, which we really put emphasis on, is attitude. The willingness to help others and impart knowledge to the community) 

The BSL officers also highlight the importance of what they call the "Golden Time," which states that patients should be sent to the hospital as soon as possible before 10 minutes.

"Mao ni nga training nga dili ta gusto mahitabo busa kailangan ta mamati, mao pud ni siya nga training nga dili pwede trial and error. So for this training, dapat kay trial and pass, dili trial and error," said Camiguin LDDRMO Annie Cesar.

(That is what we don’t want in this training, which is why we need to listen, because in this training we cannot have trial and error. For this training, it should be trial and pass, not trial and error) 

DOH-10 Health Program Officer Art Darrel M. Maquiling also said the training aims to cover what to do in the case of heat stroke, heart attacks, and choking utilizing hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), as well as other first aid methods prior to the emergency.

Aside from the first aid insights acquired during the training, the BLS officers advise everyone to call and immediately ask for help at the emergency call centers or the Camiguin General Hospital hotline at (088) 387-1216. (GKND/PIA-10/Camiguin)