Students at Amaroo Primary School have been taught what to do in the case of an emergency with the help of St John Ambulance.
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The Zero, Zero, Zero, Hero program aims to educate young children on what to do in an emergency situation and to be able to call emergency services unassisted.
The free program is run through St John Ambulance and has been rolled out in schools throughout Perth, and selected schools in the South West.
St John Ambulance Early Childhood Educator Rachel Carr took on the volunteer role to help equip children with the skills to contact emergency services if they find themselves in the position where they need to do so.
“I am sure we have heard all the stories of the four-year old’s who have got on the phone and saved their mum or something,” she said.
“You hear these stories and you think that if teaching all of these classes if one person could do that from what they have learnt then it would all be worth it.
“I was volunteering with St John’s already in another area, and I was attracted to this because it seemed like a really great program, and very useful for the children.”
Ms Carr visited Mrs Kippen’s kindy class at Amaroo Primary School on Tuesday to teach the students through storytime and the help of Kura the paramedic Bear.
Students were also given a cardboard phone to take home and practice calling triple zero on.
Ms Carr said she enjoyed seeing the children engage with the program.
“The kids are really enjoying it and the teachers have said the kids have been enjoying it and they have been engaged, and like getting involved,” she said.
Ms Carr said the program was currently being run in schools throughout Perth and was planned to be rolled out to further schools in the South West region.
Through the program the students are taught to identify what an emergency situation is, what number to call in an emergency, understanding the role of a paramedic, and learning how to dial triple zero.