Over 300 year 6 students got the shake down on what to do in emergency situations last week.
‘Clued Up Kids’, a nationwide programme run by Civil Defence, invited year 6 students from across the Whakatipu to learn how to handle various emergencies in an interactive way.
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Civil Defence Queenstown emergency management adviser Craig Gibson (above) also taught the kids about the importance of having an emergency ‘go bag’ — a portable kit filled with things they’d need if they had to leave home in a hurry — while other activities included how to use an EpiPen to help someone in anaphylactic shock, crawling through a blow-up maze, simulating a house fire and an earthquake simulator.
— OLIVIA JUDD