St John volunteers join World Restart A Heart Day 2019
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World Restart a Heart Day was celebrated for the first time in Sri Lanka on the 16th of October ’19 to educate the public on how to resuscitate a person if the heart stops. This was Organized by the College of Anaesthesiologists and Intensivists of Sri Lanka in collaboration with many organizations including St John Ambulance Association and Brigade in Sri Lanka.
St John Ambulance volunteers from respective districts participated in the events held in Colombo , Jaffna , Galle and Batticaloa by providing first aid trainers to train the public on CPR.
St John cadets representing all these districts learnt CPR at the events and over 100 of them participated at the Colombo National event held at the Viharamahadevi Park. Sri Lanka St John Ambulance’s participation to restart a Heart Day program was led by Director-Training Dr.Kauahila Thilakasiri. International St. John and most of its priories are celebrating this event globally each year as it is in keeping with its global mission to “help save lives”.