NARDINI pupils were in for an informative treat on November 24 as local emergency services set up a mock accident scene on the school grounds.
The aim of the demonstration was to educate the pupils and staff on the importance of road safety and all the elements that surround motor vehicle accidents and emergency procedures.
KwaZulu Private Ambulance Service, assisted by JVS Towing, set up the scene, sparing no effort to make it seem like a real accident, including loud bangs, clouds of smoke and blaring sirens, much to the delight of the enthralled pupils.
A dummy, named Peter, the only ‘occupant’ of the mangled wreckage of the vehicle used in the demonstration, illustrated the dangers of not buckling up when travelling by car.
He was subsequently ‘rescued’ by the emergency medical rescue technicians of KwaZulu Private Ambulance Services, while S’fiso Tshidzumba explained the procedures involved to the children.
The dummy was placed on a stretcher and the pupils were shown how severe injuries incurred by not wearing a seatbelt could potentially be.
After the scene was played out, the children were invited to ask questions and KwaZulu Private Ambulance Service’s staff interacted with the fascinated children, answering their questions and offering explanations as best they could, while JVS Towing ‘recovered’ the vehicle and removed it from the scene in the correct manner.
“I’m ecstatic at the response from the kids,” stated KwaZulu Private Ambulance‘s Frikkie Bekker, who orchestrated the event and spent some time interacting with the inquiring young minds at Nardini Convent School.
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