Lahore: The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) Emergency Management Services (EMS) will train students from eight universities across the city in civil defence and basic paramedical techniques.

The training, which will begin in January, would cover a wide spectrum of emergency care including oxygen therapy, bleeding control, automated defibrillation and assistance with basic medications.

LUMS EMS head Babar Asad said that their team would meet the officials of Rescue 1122 today to discuss the framework of their training for students.

The establishment of an EMS club in LUMS has generated much interest in universities across the city as huge numbers of students thronged the LUMS campus to be a part of the club.

According to an official of the EMS, the eight universities whose students would get training under the EMS are University College of Lahore (UCL), Forman Christian College University (FCCU), Kinnaird College (KC), Home Economics College, University of South Asia (USA), Punjab University (PU) and University of Management and Technology (UMT). They would be joining the camp next month.

Babar said they were aiming towards expanding EMS not only in Lahore but to other provinces too. He said the universities who have contacted them would send 20 students each and would also help them expand their network to other provinces.

He said they were planning to set up an official collaboration with the Rescue 1122. He said they were also planning to arrange for a force of students who would be responsible for donating blood during emergencies and they would also arrange for an ambulance in the near future.

He also said that they were doing everything on a volunteer level.

The initiative of the LUMS EMS team has been highly appreciated by everyone as they are duly carrying out the role of being responsible citizens. Daily times