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From Bamigbola Gbolagunte, Akure
The University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo State, has successfully trained about 32 first emergency medical responders drawn from different places.
The emergency medical responders were trained by medical experts across various disciplines in health sciences at the university.
The Vice Chancellor, Professor Adesegun Fatusi, said: “The first emergency medical responders training is an initiative of the university aimed at empowering participants with life-saving skills and demonstrates the institution’s commitment to community health and preparedness.”
He said preparatory to opening up the training to the public and proper certification of trainees as professionals, “UNIMED has been internationally accredited as a training site for Basic Life Support training.”
To this end, the VC said the university is now strategically positioned to help stem avoidable deaths often occasioned by lack of emergency medical responses on Nigeria’s highways through cutting-edge knowledge.
The first emergency medical responders training held last week, according to Professor Akingbola, who is the lead instructor from the United States of America, was to “enhance participants’ understanding of common medical emergencies, equip participants with basic life support skills, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs), improve participants’ ability to manage bleeding, shock and other critical injuries.
“It is also organised to foster a sense of community responsibility and preparedness among the trainees,” he added.
Chairman, Ondo State Hospitals Management Board, Mr. Fasoranti, accompanied by the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Ayodele Adiji, commended the university for the initiative and appreciated Professor Akingbola for his patriotic commitment.
He stated that government is ready to encourage all initiatives that will improve healthcare delivery in Ondo State.
