Armed forces medical team visits emergency services academy

LAHORE
A delegation of Armed Forces Post Graduate Medical Institute (AFPGMI), Rawalpindi, led by Maj General Zahid Hamid visited Emergency Services Academy on Wednesday and inspected different emergency management stalls and techniques including Deep Well Rescue; Fire Fighting, Urban Search & Rescue, Rescue from Height, Hazmat Training, First Aid Stalls and repelling from height.
The delegation was comprised of Commandant, AFPGMI & Course Director Maj General Zahid Hamid and 36 student officers, which was received by Registrar Emergency Services Academy Dr Farhan Khalid and other academy staff.
The aim of the visit was to focus on imparting contemporary knowledge on modern concepts, practices, and techniques of healthcare management. Dr Farhan Khalid briefed the delegation about origin and objectives of the service, success story of Rescue 1122, emergency staff, training standards and set practices. During their visit of training ground, Dr Farhan Khalid informed the delegation about urban search and rescue techniques, training equipment and standard operating procedures (SOP) of training and emergency operations. He said Emergency Services Academy was collaborating with International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSRAG) for international certification and soon Rescue 1122 would be capable to respond to major emergencies including earthquakes or structure collapses abroad.
Maj General Zahid Hamid and other participants of the delegation appreciated the technical emergency training being imparted among rescue cadets at Emergency Services Academy. While acknowledging the training standards, he said indeed the participants of the course learned various imperative techniques and enhanced their knowledge while receiving valuable information about emergency management and search and rescue strategies.
Later, DG Rescue Punjab Dr Arshad Zia stated that doors of Punjab Emergency Service and Emergency Services Academy are always open for Pakistan Army. He said that in the time of need like earthquakes, collapse structures etc, Rescue 1122 would be working shoulder-to-shoulder with Pakistan Army, as we did at Sundar Industrial Estate Factory collapse.