Everyone has the responsibility to save the life of a person in emergency cases and it would be handy if one learns some techniques in providing emergency lifesaving procedures when the need arises. It is in this context that first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training was initiated by a public school in Riyadh for its staff. CPR is a procedure that uses a combination of mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and chest compressions to deliver oxygen and artificial blood circulation to a person during a cardiac arrest or drowning. The Learning Caravan, a reputed international school in Riyadh, has tapped the expertise of Sulaiman A. Al-Hefzi of the Prince Sultan Military Medical City to train its 42-strong school staff in the CPR techniques. Al-Hefzi, the hospital's basic cardiac life support (BCLS) course director, has picked two trained hospital staff to help her conduct a comprehensive course and certification for those who completed a three full-day classes. “It is always my pleasure to help people save a life in case of emergency,” Al-Hefzi said when the school thanked him for his endeavors after the three-day training. I was touched by this story that I thought of writing about this even for the letter page of Saudi Gazette. The story is heartwarming and I hope it will inspire some other schools to train their staff in CPR to save lives in case of emergency. I salute The Learning Caravan for initiating this kind of program and Sulaiman A. Al-Hefzi for contributing his expertise in CPR which could be used to save a life or lives in emergency cases whether in the school or in other places. Life is valuable and it is sad if someone loses it just just because nobody knows what to do when he or she needed it most. S. H. Moulana, Riyadh
