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全国救生日2020
In celebration of SHF’s 50th Anniversary and to further improve the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) survival rate in Singapore, Singapore Heart Foundation announced a new initiative at the National Life Saving Day Symposium 2020 on 19 Jan to give 50 AEDs to 50 social service agencies.
These selected agencies are located in areas with low AED coverage, yet cardiac arrest rates are higher.
Prof Tan Huay Cheem, SHF Chairman
Some of these areas include Hougang, Sengkang, Jurong and Choa Chu Kang. Priority is also given to small and medium sized agencies and those not already equipped with an AED.
The event held at Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre saw the participation of close to 360 CPR+AED instructors from various healthcare institutions and training centres.
The Foundation was honoured to have speakers from People’s Association, Singapore Civil Defence Force, Singapore Red Cross Society, SingHealth (which include KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore General Hospital), Sport Singapore, St John Singapore and Unit for Prehospital Emergency Care who shared various topics related to adult resuscitation, neonatal resuscitation, new devices such as mechanical CPR, drowning and water safety.
There were also two exciting demonstrations on High-Performance CPR and Neonatal resuscitation, conducted by the Team from SCDF Jurong Fire Station and SGH’s Neonatal Team respectively.
As 2020 marks the 50th year that SHF has been touching hearts, Prof Tan also recapped the important milestone of our CPR training in his opening speech.
“SHF first got involved in CPR training in 1985, where the then-Singapore National Heart Association (SNHA) raised funds with the Rotary Club of Pandan Garden (Singapore) to establish the first CPR training centre out of the hospitals in Singapore.
“We also funded the semi-automatic defibrillators for ambulance service at Singapore General Hospital. The defibrillators were found to be so useful that all hospital ambulances are now equipped with these units,” said Prof Tan.
The Symposium closed with a panel discussion on Building a cadre of First Responders in Singapore. SHF also hosted an appreciation lunch to thank our partners for their help in spreading the importance of learning CPR and AED.
Together, we hope to create a Nation of Lifesavers.
