Ken Walker International University academic and administrative staff had invited to Georgian-American School. The aim of the visit was to train pupils in Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
KWIU first aid training was planned as part of the Civic Education lesson with the initiative of pupils of the Georgian-American School (X2 Class) with the support of the subject teacher, Sofia Bachilava.
With the guidance of Ken Walker International University lecturers, Davit Kalmakhelidze MD, Mariam Pestvenidze MD and Elene Pestvenidze, Medical Student, the pupils got acquainted with easy but essential skills of CPR techniques demonstrated on special mannequins.
The Head of Quality Assurance Services, Associated Professor Nino Shiukashvili and the Head of Student Services and Support Office, Nini Zardiashvili awarded the pupils and the teachers with the Certificates of Participation for active involvement into the training.
One of the most obvious and significant benefits of teaching CPR in schools is to increase the number of citizens in the country who are qualified to deal with cardiac arrest before ambulance comes. As cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death in the world, CPR training also increases the awareness among the citizens to learn more about the importance of the heart health.
Ken Walker International University welcomes the initiative of the Georgian-American School pupils and will certainly conduct other trainings to equip society members with the essential knowledge and skills of the first aid.