Nurses guide 995 callers in providing life-saving aid

(From left) Senior staff nurse Geraldine Goh, SCDF chief medical officer Shalini Arulanandam and senior staff nurse Muhammad Firman Muliadi at the SCDF operations centre in Ubi Avenue 4. Lieutenant-Colonel Shalini said the nurses have helped to impro
(From left) Senior staff nurse Geraldine Goh, SCDF chief medical officer Shalini Arulanandam and senior staff nurse Muhammad Firman Muliadi at the SCDF operations centre in Ubi Avenue 4. Lieutenant-Colonel Shalini said the nurses have helped to improve operational efficiency.ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN
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Oct 10, 2018, 5:00 am SGT

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fabkoh@sph.com.sg

An emergency 995 call comes in at the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) headquarters and the flustered caller says someone is unconscious and not breathing.

The operator calms the caller down, and asks questions to understand the situation before guiding him to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

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