# Pediatric emergency training in Piacenza

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/pediatric-emergency-training-in-piacenza
> Updated: 2026-10-05T10:30:16.000Z. Sources: 12. Developments: 2.

In Piacenza, Italy, the Italian Society of Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Simeup) is conducting the “Una manovra per la vita” initiative to promote life-saving training. An event scheduled for October 8 at the Piacenza hospital will provide parents, teachers, and citizens with the opportunity to practice pediatric emergency procedures, such as CPR and airway obstruction clearance, using specialized mannequins.

The necessity of this training was highlighted by a recent incident in the Piacenza area, where a mother successfully saved her infant from an airway obstruction. The mother had attended a first aid course at the Pubblica Assistenza di San Giorgio Piacentino shortly before the incident, enabling her to perform life-saving maneuvers before emergency services arrived. The child was subsequently taken to the hospital for observation.

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