"First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation"

The Al-Baha Chamber organized this Wednesday morning, a workshop entitled "Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Course", targeting the security sectors in the region in the presence of the Director of Al-Baha Region Police, Major General Walid Al-Harbi, the Director of Public Relations and Media at the Civil Defense Directorate in Al-Baha Colonel Juman Dyes, the President of the Baha Chamber, Mr. Saleh Ali Al Mahfouz, and the Secretary-General Mr. Abdul Rahman Sharaf and a number of officers and members of the security sectors, his representative in the District Police and the Civil Defense Directorate in Al-Baha

The workshop opened with the word of the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Al-Baha, in which he welcomed the honorable attendance on behalf of the members of the Board of Directors and the General Secretariat and their participation in the training course that embodies the principle of social responsibility to serve the community of the region

He also offered his thanks and appreciation to Dr. Ahmed Al-Ghamdi for his generous initiative to implement this important course in the field of first aid and cardiac and pulmonary resuscitation for the participating brothers from the security men in the security sectors, which are considered the first cooperation to spread the culture and the necessary knowledge that affects human life and safety. To enable community members to develop and enhance their health-related skills.

After that, Dr. Ahmad Al-Ghamdi introduced to start the training workshop first aid skills and carry out CPR skills by security personnel to present them to those in need of this help at the appropriate time. In order to avoid wasting time and the opportunity to provide early emergency intervention before the arrival of the competent medical service.

He emphasized that this is a necessary skill, a civilized coping, and a moral obligation that requires intervention and assistance in emergency situations. He explained how to implement cardiopulmonary resuscitation for adults, children and infants, and to train to perform it efficiently and effectively, aiming to increase the readiness and eligibility to provide first aid, in addition to methods of relieving chin and treating burns of various degrees and suffocation by practical application and display of video clips.

While the accompanying team of His Excellency Dr. Ahmed Al-Ghamdi, represented by Dr. Saleh Damas, a respiratory therapist, Dr. Awatif Awad, a consultant of endothelium and intensive care, and Professor Amal Ahmed Ibrahim, deputy head of the Dr. Ahmed Al-Ghamdi Specialist Center for Health Training, explained methods of treating fainting and a comparison between low and high blood sugar and methods of dealing with cases of convulsions Epistaxis, wounds and bleeding, stressing the importance of spreading the development of skills and leadership guidance for community members, building a culture of health promotion, creating health awareness of self-care and controlling the determinants of health, and that public security personnel are invited and given the opportunity for free to attend the CPR course.

It is worth noting that this day is the first day and the first group of the training session, and the second day is tomorrow, Thursday, for the second group and its conclusion.

Finally, Dr. Ahmed Al-Ghamdi encouraged the attendees and urged them to acquire the skills of early emergency intervention, expressing his heartfelt thanks for the efforts made by the Chairman and Vice President of the Board of Directors, Mr. Saeed Al-Khader, the General Supervisor of the training course, the General Secretariat and all the Chamber''s work team responsible for coordination, preparation and organization.