First Aid Management for Heart Attack organised by Berjaya Cares Foundation
31 October 2018
Berjaya Cares Foundation in collaboration with the Malaysian Emergency Medical Support Association Malaysia ("MEMSA") organised an informative session on First Aid Management for Heart Attack to educate Berjaya employees on the importance of cardio-pulmonary resuscitation ("CPR") and how to perform the lifesaving technique. Approximately 130 employees attended the session held at Berjaya University College, Kuala Lumpur on 31 October 2018.
Attendees were educated on the symptoms and signs of heart attacks, different types of CPR such as hands-only CPR, CPR/ First Aid and CPR/ AED and practical tips on how to help sudden heart attack victims.
MEMSA is a charitable organisation initiated by Dr. Patrick Teo and a group of professionals trained in emergency and medical crisis to promote health and well-being among the poor and needy. For more information about MEMSA, please visit their Facebook page Malaysian Emergency Medial Support Association.
Mr. Richard Chung, Community Services Coordinator and Volunteer Supervisorfrom MEMSA emphasizes that Malaysians are getting heart attacks at a younger age than people in other countries.
Attendees participating in an interactive hands-on CPR demostration and training towards the end of the session.
The team from MEMSA together with the staff from Group Corporate Communications.
