PDRRM envisions 2 trained

disaster responder/household

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol July 15 (PIA) – The Provincial Disaster and Risk Reduction Management (PDRM) Office dreams of training at least two members of each Boholano household basic first aid and resuscitation, considering the critical time needed for emergency response in cases of heart attacks.

Speaking during the Kapihan sa PIA on Disaster Resilience and Mitigation, commemorating the annual Disaster Resilience Month in July, the PDRM through its new head Jose Requeron, shared his vision of two trained household members to react on emergencies.

Requeron’s dream may also jibe with the Department of Health’s report that among the country’s top killers are heart diseases, cardio-vascular diseases, and trauma caused by accidents.

In cases of cardiac arrests, a trained emergency responder who is able to properly perform a cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can significantly extend the chances of a patient, responders bared.

In emergency cases when somebody faints or stops breathing, the first five minutes could spell the difference between life and death of a patient, emergency responders agree.

That is because, within that precious few minutes, one has to make sure a fair amount of oxygen gets to the brain, as deprivation of oxygen to the brain can lead to more serious issues including death or getting the patient invalid.

Resuscitation especially that of the cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can be easily taught and could make the difference, adds Darwin Bernasor of the PDRRMOs executive arm and provincial rescue group.

The PDRRM and its executive arm, Bohol’s Telephone and Radio Systems Integrated Emergency Response 117 (TARSIER 117) is now putting up in place some training mechanisms to equip municipal disaster teams with the capability to respond to disaster calls including medical emergencies and trauma incidents.

TARSIER has at least two standard first aid trainings for groups and local government disaster teams, and a menu of other training including Incident Command Systems, Safety of Life at Sea, Water rescue, as well as the most important creation of Disaster and Risk Reduction Management Plans for LGUS, Requeron added.

Now also in Talibon, Ubay Jagna, Carmen, Balilihan and Loon, satellite TARSIER sub-officers are already in strategic locations training catchment town disaster teams on disaster reduction and mitigation as well as disaster resilience.

Now with a Unified Command Center soon to be opened in Tagbilaran, responding to disasters and mitigating its effects can be largely acted upon, TARSIER responders shared their hopes.

Already setting up Pre-Disaster Risk Assessments and Post Disaster evaluation, the mechanism has also allowed prepositioning of relief goods and clearing equipment to make sure that access to services remain during disasters, the TARSIER reported at the Kapihan.

This year’s theme “Tamang Pamamahala’t Kahandaan, Kaalaman at Pagtutulungan sa Sakuna at Pandemya’y Kalasag ng Bayan,” also incidentally is what guides the PDRRM in its mission for resilient communities in Bohol. (rahc/PIA-7/Bohol)

TWO RESPONDERS PER HOUSEHOLD. Jose Requeron of PDRRMs TARSIER 117 bared the plan to equip at least two household members of the emergency response skills to make families even more resilient to disasters and emergencies. With Requeron at the Kapihan sa PIA is Darwin Bernasor. (PIABohol)