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Other than performing CPR, AED is the key to save lives when it All schools and workplaces are required to have at least
comes to emergencies such as acute heart disease one first-aid kit by the Education Bureau and the Labour
Department

In some Asian countries such as secondary schools participating in St. Physical Education curriculum. Every
Japan, Singapore and Taiwan, first-aid John’s first-aid training courses. Chan Form five student is required
training courses have been treated as Kwong-kau, the teacher in charge to undergo three hours
regular school curriculums. Students of the first-aid team, agrees that of training during their
are trained to use an automatic ex- some schools may find it dif- PE classes. They are
ternal defibrillator (AED) to perform ficult to make time out of their taught to perform
resuscitation during emergencies. But busy class schedules for first-aid CPR in case of emer-
the Education Bureau in Hong Kong courses. Even if they are free of gencies.
does not require schools to provide charge, time is their main concern. Other than students,
such training for students. The solution for Chan’s school Chan says it is also im-
Ho Dao College is one of the few is to include first aid training in Chan Kwong-kau portant for teachers to

Ho Dao College in Yuen Long is one of the schools that participates in St. John's first-aid training courses