Senior citizens watching intently as an instructor demonstrates the correct way to give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation during a first-aid course in Ipoh.

IN ITS endeavour to help build communities that are better prepared to face emergencies and everyday accidents, a property developer holds a first-aid orientation course for 40 senior citizens in Ipoh.

Total Investment Sdn Bhd Executive Director John Chong said first-aid treatment is often the crucial first step in the chain of survival towards saving lives during accidents, disasters or in everyday crisis.

“Based on recent statistics from the St John Ambulance of Malaysia, up to 150,000 people who die each year could have survived had they received first-aid treatment.

“Rescuers do not necessarily have to be medical experts but having basic first aid knowledge can certainly make a major difference,” he said in his speech at the start of the course held in partnership with Pantai Hospital Ipoh.

“Our mission is that all of you here can be equipped with life-saving skills and give assistance when needed during emergency situations.

“Most of us have, or will at some time, encounter a situation where first aid is needed.

“Saving lives is a matter of skills that can be learned by everyone, young and young-at-heart, everywhere,” he said.

During the course, participants were shown how to attend to emergencies such as burns, bleeding and immobilising fractures before medical help arrives.

Located in Meru, GreenAcres sits on 5.26ha of landscaped environment that offers elder-friendly features, purpose-built amenities and facilities including a recreational clubhouse, tailored to the needs of retirees.

Its first phase of 26 units of villas is targeted for completion by the middle of next year.

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