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 […]
Tag Archives: emergency response
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Aug
Aug
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. […]
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Aug
Aug
“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 […]
20
Aug
Aug
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
08
Aug
Aug
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)
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Jul
Jul
Its been 3 years since the establishment of this noble organization- Health Emergency Initiative for indigent patients. And we have spread our tentacles to about 23 public hospitals providing medical assistance and support to indigent patients, and road accident victims. Our sincere appreciation goes to all our sponsors, partners and members who have contributed both […]
06
Jun
Jun
First Aid treatment can save a dying road accident victim Global status report on road safety 2018, launched by WHO in December 2018, highlights that the number of annual road traffic deaths has reached 1.35 million. Road traffic injuries are now the leading killer of people aged 5-29 years. Imagine this scenario; Benji and his […]
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May
May
One of the innate behaviors that spot us out as humans is “saving lives”. As commonplace as it sounds, however, we do not fully express this nature as we should, not because we do not care but because we do not know how to show it when the situation arises- though we usually assume we […]
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Mar
Mar
The near miss today is an accident that doesn’t happen tomorrow Stay Safe!
08
Mar
Mar
Scraaattttttacccccchhh!!! He has hit him; don’t let him run away… Segun (not real name) a member of the Nigeria Youth Service Corps (NYSC) was heading to his CDS meeting when a car knocks him down by the roadside around Orile. The driver zoomed off without care while Segun was lying on the road unconscious. People […]