The passing out parade of rescuers trained for Karachi was held at the Rescue1122 Emergency Services Academy, Shama Chowk, Ferozepur Road, Lahore. The Government of Punjab has extended special assistance to train people from other Provinces in emergency management so that citizens could be provided with a sense of safety all over . Emergency rescue demonstrations of mass casualties due to accidents and explosion were also arranged on the occasion. As many as 361 Rescuers from Karachi have successfully completed 5 weeks Basic Rescue Course at the Emergency Services Academy, which also include current batch of 59 rescuers.These rescuers have been recruited by the Aman Foundation Karachi which is in a process to replicating the successful model of Rescue 1122 in Karachi. The cadets have been trained to provide Rescue, Emergency Medical Treatment and transportation to victims of emergencies. Quality training of newly recruited staff was achieved through close monitoring and weekly tests. Rescuers have been trained in life saving skills like Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation, proper management of spinal injury patients. Rescuers were also familiarized with rescue from height, search & rescue of victims trapped under collapsed structure and management of road traffic accidents. Physical training has also been imparted to rescuers to ensure physical fitness and discipline. This training will help these rescuers to receive and register the request for assistance, Respond to the scene, evaluate it and report the situation, request the resources needed and secure the scene, gain access to the victims and evaluate his/her condition, select all the necessary equipment, stabilize the patient at the scene, package and prepare the patient for transport, report the condition of the patient and the treatment given and prepare the equipment for next emergency. Director General, Punjab Emergency Service (Rescue1122), Dr. Rizwan Naseer said that It’s a time of great honor that this successfully tested and evaluated model of Pakistan’s first trained Emergency Medical Rescue and Fire Service is now being replicated to other Provinces, which is also a model for the SAARC region. Dr. Rizwan Naseer said that Emergency Services Academy has become a centre of excellence for training of emergency paramedics and is also providing training of staff and technical assistance to other Provinces. He said that the Service is pleased to provide technical assistance/ training to other Provinces so that the people of other Provinces also have a sense of safety that in case of any accident, building collapse, explosion, fire and disaster there is a trained emergency service which shall timely come to their rescue. It’s necessary for the success of the Service in other Provinces to recruit right staff and train that staff according to international standards. There should be an effective Emergency Response System with proper equipment for the success of the Service in other Provinces.