PH Consulate Hosts First Aid Training for OFWs in HK

Philippine Consul General Antonio A. Morales gives his welcome remarks during the first session of the “Sagip Kapwa, Press to Shock - Save a Life Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillation (AED) Training” on 18 July 2018 at the Philippine Consulate General. (Hong Kong PCG photo)

HONG KONG 23 July 2018 – The Philippine Consulate General played host to the first session of the “Sagip Kapwa, Press to Shock - Save a Life Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillation (AED) Training,” in partnership with the Hong Kong Fire Services Department (FSD) and the Domestic Workers Empowerment Project (DWEP).

During his welcome remarks, Consul General Antonio A. Morales reiterated that as carers and first responders in many households in Hong Kong, with the proper first aid training, each one of the 206,000 Filipino household service workers (HSWs) is a potential life saver.

The session consisted of a lecture by Mr. Roger Cheung, FSD Contract Ambulance Services Officer, and a hands-on module where FSD officers trained the participants on how to perform proper CPR, follow safety procedures, and use various AED devices available in Hong Kong.

According to Mr. Cheung, the third leading cause of death in Hong Kong is cardiac arrest. Without CPR or defibrillation, the survival rates drops by seven to ten percent per minute.

Fifty-five HSWs participated in the training session, and were given certificates by FSD. The next sessions will be conducted from August to December this year. Fire safety training will also be held starting 22 July.

The “Sagip Kapwa, Press to Shock – Save a Life and Fire Safety Ambassador Training Programme” was launched on 8 July 2018 at the Sheung Wan Fire Services Station, and is one of the Consulate’s projects under the auspices of its Gender and Development Program. END

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The “Sagip Kapwa, Press to Shock - Save a Life Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillation (AED)” training session  held on 15 July 2018 at the Philippine Consulate General consisted of (clockwise from top) a lecture by Mr. Roger Cheung, Contract Ambulance Services Officer of the Fire Services Department (FSD); demonstration by FSD officers; and a hands-on module where FSD officers trained the participants on how to perform proper CPR, follow safety procedures, and use various AED devices available in Hong Kong. (Hong Kong PCG photo)

Philippine Consul General Antonio A. Morales (center in white) with Dr. Michael Manio, Founder of the Domestic Workers Empowerment Project (DWEP), officers of the Hong Kong Fire Services Department; Gender and Development Team of the Philippine Consulate General; and OFW participants pose for souvenir snap after the first  training session of the program titled “Sagip Kapwa, Press to Shock - Save a Life Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillation (AED)” held on 15 July 2018 at the Philippine Consulate General. (Hong Kong PCG photo)