SOME 276 representatives from various locators at the Clark Freeport and surrounding communities participated in the recent Mass Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) for Lay held at SM City Clark Event Center.
The Philippine Heart Association Inc. (PHA) – Central Luzon in cooperation with Philippine College of Cardiology, Council on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Clark Development Corporation (CDC), Department of Health (DOH), Philippine National Red Cross, Department of Education, American Heart Association and SM Malls spearheaded the said event to raise awareness on cardiac arrest and the importance of CPR.
Dr. Josephus Sibal, PHA Central Luzon president, said the activity was expected to educate every individual about how they can use CPR as an emergency life-saving procedure for a person who suffers from a cardiac arrest.
“The initiative of the PHA is to educate the lay or every individual regarding cardiac arrest, and if we are able to educate the people on how to do hands-on CPR then we can at least help them if they witness this certain incident and if we can institute CPR to any individual who goes into cardiac arrest, we can increase the chances of survival for that individual,” Sibal said.
The physician added that the event is a nationwide simulation performed in different parts of the country.
“This is a nationwide simulation and we have different sites across the Philippines. In Central Luzon we have different sites, we have sites in Tarlac, in Cabanatuan City and in Bataan. This is done across the Philippines,” he said.
During the event, trainers who specialize in the field of CPR demonstrated steps and guided each participants.
Dr. Clemencita Dobles, CDC Health and Sanitation Division Manager, encouraged the participants saying the activity is an opportunity for them to learn and save lives.
“I am very happy about this activity involving the employees of Clark. We participated in this nationwide CPR so our regular citizens could learn CPR so we could save lives wherever we are,” Dobles said.
Some of the -companies which participated in the said event are Aderans, Global Gateway Development Corporation (GGDC), Luenthai Philippines, La Rose Noire, Sutherland, Sambon, Xenia Hotel among others.