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 Center'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 center, 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."
(China Daily June 1, 2006)