In pursuant to the RA 10871 otherwise known as the Basic Life Support Training in Schools Act, BAMC made a first ever age-appropriate BLS Training Program. Thirty-six (36) teenagers aged from 12-17 years old, mainly children of BAMC employees, took part in this significant event.
Each participant got a chance to perform the CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) on a high-tech Laerdal mannequin which resembles a real-life patient. The said equipment is connected via Bluetooth to a training application that provides live and summative feedback on the given performance and eventually gives a computed score.
These future lifesavers also had the privilege to operate an AED or the automated external defibrillator and familiarize the steps on how to respond to a choking person.
Finally, each got a certificate granted by the American Heart Association (AHA) in completion to the said course.
All participants were guided by our AHA Instructors as BAMC has been the first hospital-based training center in the province of the said prestigious leader in resuscitation science.
Eighty percent of cardiac arrests happen at home and death instantly occurs if appropriate steps aren’t taken immediately. That is why we bring these training programs that would equip both medical and non-medical people in saving lives, and especially this time, to our younger generation.
