Pix: NSCDC CG, Dr Ahmed Audi
Akwa Ibom State Command of NSCDC has concluded a two day intensive training on disaster management and emergency response/evacuation from disaster scene through Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU), sometimes referred to as Ambulance to a medical facility or hospital.
The training which was conducted by expert officials from National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) was meant to upscale the capability and competence of NSCDC personnel, especially those deployed to Crisis and Disaster Management department to deliver on this mandate which the corps is also saddled with as a first responder.
The lead facilitator, Mr Damian Egwu , a search and rescue expert with NEMA practically exposed corps members to the nitty gritty of rescue operations during periods of emergency and disaster. Aspects covered in the training include:
scene arrival and scene safety
,assessment of patients and positioning, how to give rescue breath and airwave management, blood loss control, broken bone stabilization and emergency evacuation in different scenarios.
Participants were further exposed to practicals, as different scenarios were simulated for action.
Speaking at the conclusion of the training exercise, the Akwa Ibom State Commandant, *Engr. Eluwade Eluyemi* underscored the premium the corps places on training and retraining of personnel as a bedrock of effective service delivery. He emphasized the importance of upscaling the knowledge base of first responders, especially those who will use the newly acquired MICU (Ambulance) whenever the need arises to be conversant with the vehicle and the appurtenances for saving lives in it.
Comdt Eluwade thanked the Honourable Minister of Interior, *Hon Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo* and the Commandant General of NSCDC, *Dr. Abubakar Ahmed Audi* mni OFR, for graciously deploying a state of the art Medical Intensive Care Unit to be deployed at the Victor Attah International Airport, Uyo.
He assured the good people of Akwa Ibom State of the corps preparedness for emergency both natural and man made and enjoined all to continue to live with the philosophy of ‘see something… say something’