Ouagadougou: The Russian-Burkinabe association African initiative organized training on first aid procedures for students at Malgab Zanga college on Wednesday March 13.
The African Initiative association continues its mission of introducing young people to first aid procedures.
After Badnoogoo high school on March 7, it is the turn of around a hundred students from Malgab Zanga college in Ouagadougou to benefit from training in first aid with Dr. Dimitri Boblnya.
The students were introduced to the actions to adopt during the most frequent incidents such as accidents, choking, respiratory problems and drowning.
For Dr Doblnya, whatever the incident, you must always assess the situation to ensure that you do not run any risk yourself and designate a person who will call for help while you administer first aid.
‘In the event of an accident, or other incident, you must always check that the person is breathing by listening to their heartbeat or by checking the pulsation of the blood in their wrist or the la
rge arteries in their neck,’ he said. indicated Dr. Doblnya.
He also told the students how to perform cardiac massage in the event of respiratory arrest.
‘It is necessary to alternate between cardiac massage and artificial respiration until the ambulance arrives and ensure good air circulation around the victim,’ explained Dr Doblnya.
The doctor also showed the students, among other things, how to place an injured person or person with respiratory problems in a lateral safety position.
The students also learned what to do in the event of electrocution, suffocation and drowning.
According to Nikièma Ahmed, a 3rd A student, this training was very useful to him because in the event of drowning for example, he will know how to help.
‘Also, at home, if one of my brothers was electrocuted, I could use what I learned here to save him,’ he said.
For the president of the African initiative association Azenwo Soumaïla Ayo, the aim of this training is to arouse a taste for the medical profession among students.
‘School being a place of life, it is completely normal for children to have knowledge of first aid,’ continued Mr. Ayo.
According to him, from now on if an incident occurs in the school, students will be empowered to provide first aid to the victim while waiting for the ambulance to arrive.
On the sidelines of this training, the association, African Initiativ offered, to the Maneg Zanga college, a pharmaceutical product kit, composed, among other things, of betadines, compresses, blood pressure monitors and balloons.
The African Initiativ association will be, on Friday March 15, 2024, at the CEG in Kouritenga, the 8th school to benefit from this training on first aid actions.
Source: Burkina Information Agency