Press Statement
UNIMED TRAINS 32 FIRST EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONDERS
…..Now accredited as a training site for basic life support training of America Heart Association
The University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo trained 32 First Emergency Medical Responders between Tuesday, 10th December, 2024 and Friday, 13th December, 2024 at Laje Campus of the University.
According to the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Adesegun Fatusi, “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 further said that 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 Vice-Chancellor 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, 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, and foster a sense of community responsibility and preparedness”.
The Chairman, Ondo State Hospital Management Board, Mr. Fasoranti, accompanied by the Permanent Sceretary, Dr. Ayodele Adiji at the closing of the training, commended the University for the initiative and appreciated Professor Akingbola for his patriotic commitment.
He went further to say that “government is ready to encourage all initiatives that will improve healthcare delivery in Ondo State”.
The training programme incorporated a blended learning approach, combining, short video lectures with practical demonstrations and hands-on simulations, and had in attendance police officers, security men, teachers and ambulance drivers.
E-signed
Isaac Oluyi
PRO, UNIMED
15th December, 2024
