Twelve Filipino domestic workers completed a one-day first aid course held at the Hong Kong Red Cross head office in Kowloon on Oct 7.
The course is aimed at giving pointers to domestic workers on how they should respond if someone in their employer’s household was injured or was involved in an accident, especially those they are taking care of.
The participants learned about the principles of first aid, bandaging, treating burns and scalds, choking, muscles cramps, home safety measures and precautions, giving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and how to handle a patient.
One of the participants, Louie Licop, said she felt lucky and happy that she was able to avail of the free training because she learned so much about giving first aid. She particularly liked the lecture on bandaging and choking because she learned how to administer help properly.
She also said she was glad to have learned so many useful things, though admitted she had a hard time absorbing so much information in just one day.
All the participants will receive a certificate from the Red Cross for completing the intensive training.
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| Trainees work on dummies to learn cardiopulmonary resuscitation . |
