Students perform rescue drill

Trained by CDD, girls display helping accident victims and other emergencies

RAWALPINDI: The Civil Defense Department (CDD) organised a full dress rehearsal at Government Viqarunnisa Post-Graduate College for Women on Monday.

The students who had received rescue training took part in the drill organised in the light of the World Civil Defence Day.

The exercise involved different emergency scenarios including first aid to the victims of an accident, a rescue operation to save people stranded on the third floor of a building using a make-shift slide, and first aid and on the spot initial treatment of the injured. Apart from trained rescuers, the teams of CDD, Rescue 1122, Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) and the police also took part in the exercise. Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Anwar Saif Jappa was invited as the chief guest.

The event initiated with the performance of the institute’s musical band which played different tunes including the national anthem while the traditional dance was also performed.

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The mock drill started with the rescue of students injured in a traffic accident. The presumed injured were given first aid treatment until the arrival of the police and the ambulances.

The second scenario presumed a bomb blast on the main road which left dozens of students injured. Following the blast, a siren went off to alert the rescuers. They rushed to the site and provided initial treatment to the victims.

The third scenario comprised of victims stranded on the third floor of a building that had caught fire. Using a tent, the rescuers made a make-shift slide enabling the stranded victims to come down sliding. The BDS robots also showcased how a planted bomb is diffused.

The equipment used in fire-fighting and rescue operations was also put on display for the participants. ADC said that preparing a rescuer in each household was a huge project.

CDD District Officer (DO) Talib Hussain said that they were committed to preparing a rescuer in each household in the district.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 3^rd, 2020.