Tag Archives: First Aid Training

Life-Saving Skills: How to Build an Emergency First Aid Kit

Image of a man's arm carrying a black and orange plastic emergency first aid kit.

In times of emergency, having a well-stocked first aid kit can make a significant difference. At Health Emergency Initiative (HEI), we believe everyone should be prepared for unexpected situations. 

A properly equipped emergency first aid kit can save lives and provide immediate care until professional help arrives. Here’s a comprehensive guide on building one that will ensure you are ready to handle various emergencies.

First Response as a Means of Saving Lives

First Response

First Response and it’s importance I tried persuading Enitan to get trained as a First responder. At first she declined, but because I have been trained and now have a full understanding of the essence of first response, I continued to press in. And after so many attempts, Enitan finally gave in to my plea. […]

CPR, the Necessary Lifesaving Skill

CPR

Do you still undermine CPR, this post was written for you. Just recently, a Nigerian football league player in Nassarawa State slumped on the football pitch after he had collision with an opposing Katsina United player. The football star died despite several attempts made to revive him. However, the attempts made were not near to […]

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 […]

IMPACT OF EFFECTIVE EMERGENCY RESPONSE

Accident warrant emergency response and the absence of effective emergency response can lead to loss of lives as with the case of the three children of the Julius family who died as a result of fire accident. In as much as no one prays or wants accident to occur we cannot live in denial of […]

A mother saved her child from the cold arms of death with the first responders training

Mrs John was at home with her only daughter Sarah when the little girl of four years old suddenly started gasping for breath. In the blink of an eye before the girl hit the floor Mrs John caught Sarah, quickly carried her and placed her on the blanket laid on the floor where Sarah had […]

First Responder’s Training (Basic & Advance)

First Aid treatment can save a dying road accident victim

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 […]