First aid training begins for guards
(China Daily)
Updated: 2006-06-01 11:25
The first batch of Olympic security guards have started first aid training,
in preparation for the 2008 Games in Beijing.
A group of 100 guards are attending the two-day training course, said Lu
Peng, an official with Beijing Municipal Health Bureau, during the launch
ceremony yesterday.
Before the Games open, 80,000 security guards will receive Beijing Emergency
Rescue Centre's first aid training to enhance their capability in handling
emergencies during the Games.
"It's really a pity if a guard who comes to keep order just stands by the
injured after an accident and can do nothing else to help them," said Wang
Linli, 42, one of the guards who received the training.
"The skills I learn here will be very useful for both my work and my life,"
he said.
Chen Zhi, a doctor from the centre, said at the ceremony that the security
guards play an important role in looking after accident victims before medics
arrive.
Geng Guangjun, general manger of Beijing Security Service Company, which will
be responsible for choosing the 80,000 security guards for the Games, said the
training is a good chance for them to provide a "qualified and safer
service."
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