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Saturday, May 20, 2017
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DUMAGUETE City – Around 30 participants took part in terror attack and earthquake simulations on Friday as the weeklong disaster risk reduction training comes to a close this weekend.
The simulations were part of a series of emergency response trainings for schools and offices, according to Engr. Jose Chu, head of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO).
Students, teachers and employees from the Silliman University, Negros Oriental State University and Bethel Guest House joined, Chu said.
Chu said the trainees will become “force multipliers” of organized search and rescue groups, as well as help in disaster preparedness trainings in barangays and for other groups.
Training modules this week included first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, victim handling, triage, and searching and transporting victims, among others.
Rescue 348, ONE Rescue, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, and California Baptist University were partners in the training initiated by the Silliman University College of Nursing Alumni Association, Inc.
One of the trainers was Stacy Toro, a nurse specializing in global disaster nursing from California Baptist University in the United States.
Toro said she taught the participants about triage, and how to sort patients and take them to proper areas for treatment.
A proactive instead of a reactive mindset is important if we are to reduce the number of casualties during emergencies, she stressed.
Disaster mitigation does not rely solely on trained professionals. Families, if taught the basics, play an important role, Toro added.
A similar training was scheduled on May 31 and June 1, 2 and 3 for Metro Dumaguete College, said Chu. (PNA)
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