Tag Archives: emergency response

PREVENT ACCIDENT: Be a Defensive Driver

HEI Prevent accident: Be a Defensive Driver

In the early hours of Monday, 2nd December 2019, an accident happened at Ikeja Under Bridge involving a motorcycle rider and the victim died instantly. A day before this day, this victim would have celebrated that he witnessed the month that ends year 2019. Sad right? Yes it is. This implies that accident is no […]

WOMAN RESCUED FROM SEVERE BLEEDING

HEI SAVES WOMAN FROM SEVERE BLEEDING

After the travailing experience of child delivery, Mrs Chidi had severe bleeding. Her husband had managed to pay for the initial bill needed to cater for the delivery of the newly born, but there was no more funds for treatment of the mother who had just given birth. Blood flowed out of Mrs Chidi per […]

Emergency Response in Nigeria: A Call to Speedily Save Lives

HEI emergency response in NIgeria

In the past, ambulances in Nigeria were known to be used by undertakers’ services and not for conveying emergency victims, until an oil company in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria started an ambulance system of emergency response for conveying their emergency staff to the hospital. Emergency Medical Services was officially introduced to Lagos State […]

EMERGENCY RESPONSE: LEARN TO SAVE A LIFE

HEI LEARN TO SAVE

  A female pedestrian noticed a middle aged man jogged passed her. Few minutes after, the female pedestrian saw that the middle aged man halted in his track and was gradually slipping to the floor. She ran to the victim and saw the man writhing in pain. Some persons also stopped to look at what […]

PRESS RELEASE: HEALTH EMERGENCY INITIATIVE ORGANISES CHARITY WALK

HEI walk for life 2.0

  Sensitises Public on Preventive Road Traffic Accident Measures & Post-Crash Care In a bid to ensure road crash victims get emergency responses in cases of road crashes, thereby mitigating against casualty level, the Health Emergency Initiative (HEI) a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) has organised a charity walk tagged “Walk for Life 2.0” at the Lagos […]

VALID ANTI-DEPRESSANT

HEI depression reduces

It is no gainsaying that health is wealth. Health goes beyond fitness of the body. It is the complete state of the body, mind and every other human component. However, everyday life challenges can make you lose the wholeness of your health even without realizing it. The good news is that you have been equipped […]

GOOD SAMARITAN LAW IN NIGERIA

    As commendable as it is to be a First Responder some people are afraid to function as a certified First Responder. Especially, in this part of the world, people that are willing or have ability to help in cases of emergencies are scared of getting into trouble as a result of assisting a […]

PREVENTION OF FIRE OUTBREAK IN OIL SPILLAGE

October is National Fire Safety Month and safety is everyone’s business no matter what you do, it is important that you consider the safety effect of your actions and inaction. Some days ago, a video went viral showing residents of Mile 2 scooping petrol from a petrol tanker. This could have resulted to a deadly […]

HAVE ANY PLAN FOR EMERGENCY?

Welcome to a brand new work week! Suddenness is a feature of emergency which can happen anytime and anywhere including the workplace. Hence, employers and workers may be required to deal with an emergency and the best way to protect workers is to strategically develop an emergency action plan to guide everyone in the workplace […]

HEI SAVES CHILD FROM HERNIA

A good number of Health Emergency Initiative intervention’s beneficiaries are children, amongst who is Iyanuoluwa Olufunke.  2 years old Iyanuoluwa was diagnosed with Hernia at Somolu General Hospital in June 2019. Health Emergency Initiative intervened by paying the bills for the hernia to be surgically removed. He is fully recovered and back home to his […]