Schools initiative to promote life-saving skills

SECONDARY schools in Limerick yesterday took part in a one-day life-saving course.

Students and teachers learned the techniques involved in cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in a pioneering school initiative called Save a Heart at the University of Limerick.

Limerick is the first county in the country to run such a programme, where teachers are trained in defibrillator use and both teachers and students are taught resuscitation skills.