Tag Archives: Accident

HEI TO KEEP SAVING LIVES

HEI SAVING LIVES

Health Emergency Initiative (HEI) since its inception has been fully committed to providing succor to indigent patients by saving their lives and their beautiful dreams. One of the beneficiaries of HEI’s success story is Mr Gbagi Omotayo, a 55 years old man who was diagnosed with femoral fracture at Alimosho General Hospital, Igando. He had been […]

THE BLACK AND WHITE OF ROAD SAFETY: ZEBRA-CROSSING

  The first month of schools’ resumption is gradually rolling off and we steadily proceed further ‘ember’ months where road safety officials have been preaching the gospel of drive safely, obey traffic laws, don’t drink drive, don’t receive use your phones while driving etc. Really, if you are to do a self-appraisal of yourself, can […]

SAVE A LIFE WITH EMERGENCY HELPLINES

Mr Jide and his family travelled for his sister’s wedding at Ijebu Ode, on their way back to Lagos when they got to Abeokuta, they had an accident. Mr Jide being a Lagosian knows Lagos’ 112 and 767 emergency helplines but didn’t have a clue of any emergency helplines outside Lagos nor the first aid […]

FIRE ACCIDENT SURVIVOR

Fire accident survivor

On the 6th of August 2019, a family had a fire accident that led to the loss of 3 children amidst 4 children.  The only surviving child is a 5 year old boy, the first child of the family Testimony Julius who hid inside the fridge while the fire engulfed his younger siblings helplessly. The […]

SELF RESCUE CHECKLIST FOR ROAD ACCIDENT VICTIMS

Be calm: Natural instinct makes panic the first and prevailing response in an accident scene. However, so as not to aggravate the situation and safely rescue yourself, you need to be calm. As soon as you realize you are conscious breathe in and breathe out for a couple of times. Let your mind be coordinated […]

BRT And Dangote Truck Accident

BRT And Dangote Truck Accident Are you aware that no fewer than 59 passengers in a fully loaded bus belonging to the Bus Rapid Transport scheme sustained varying degrees of injury on Tuesday when the vehicle collided with a Dangote cement truck on Ikorodu Road, Lagos State? 7 critically injured passengers were rushed to LASUTH […]

Give way to Emergency Vehicles

Give way to Emergency Vehicles Every second count when emergency agencies are called out to an incident, which is why it is vital for people to give way safely when an emergency vehicle such as an ambulance, fire truck, etc approaches. Try to accommodate emergency vehicles; this included lane changes and other maneuvers like reversing. […]

Pay Attention To The Road

“I never saw him!” is the most common excuse used after an accident. But come on, it wasn’t that the other vehicle (or person or electric pole) was invisible. Numerous accidents happen because a driver does not pay attention to what is happening on the road. Any vehicle, immaterial of its size can be the […]

Learn to do more than taking pictures at an accident scene

      At every scene of an accident victim(s) involved needs urgent attention. Let us learn to do more than taking pictures, call an ambulance or the rescue team. Lagos State Emergency Helpline: 112 & 767. FRSC Emergency Helpline 122

Still on the fire incident that happened to the Julius Family

  Still on the Julius Family Kindly support this family by donating via: Account Name: Health Emergency Initiative Account Number: 0060048591 Sterling Bank USSD Code: *737*35*Amount*9527# (GTbank account holder) *402*73710836*Amount# (other bank account holders)