Had the police given basic medical aid to former DTC employee, Om Dutt Chauhan, who was left lying on NH-24 after a BMW car hit him near the Akshardham Temple on April 8, he wouldn't have died
Had the police given basic medical aid to former DTC employee, Om Dutt Chauhan, who was left lying on NH-24 after a BMW car hit him near the Akshardham Temple on April 8, he wouldn't have died.
Call of duty: Delhi police PCR officials participated in the workshop at
India Habitat Centre on Sunday Pics/ MID DAY
Taking an initiative to help road accidents victims and to sensitise the issue in general, a Delhi-based NGO has joined hands with All India Institute for Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Apollo Hospital to train cops and civilians in emergency care.
On Sunday, Save Life Foundation (SLF) conducted training in India Habitat Centre wherein 45 police officers participated and learnt basic steps to save lives during an untoward road incident.
"The local police is often the first to reach the spot in a road accident. And if the cops can provide basic medical aid to the victims at that time, imagine the number of lives saved each year. We have take up the issue due to this reason and look forward to train at least one officer in the every Delhi PCR before Commonwealth Games," said Piyush Tiwari, founder of Save Life Foundation.
"We have already trained 1400 Delhi police PCR officials, 50 NSD commando trainers and 500 people in general. Their positive response has motivated us to conduct workshops every week. And with the help of AIIMS and Apollo in providing medical training, we can go a long way in improving the situation," added Piyush.
The three-hour trainingu00a0 session teaches the participants the important usage of bare hands in saving the victim and also ways to control bleeding, spine immobilization and transportation with the things available on the roadside. "The life-saving techniques helped me learn artificial respiration and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation that can be easily applied at the time of medical emergency," said Rajesh, a student, who attended the workshop at the AIIMS Trauma Centre.
"Though we practically use the techniques at the time of an incident, the training programme still proved to be beneficial. We can now deal the situation better and also have knowledge about various equipments," said Anand Rai, a police officer.
13u00a0Number of people who die every hour in road accidents in India
1.14 lakh Number of people who died in road accidents in 2007
According to the Global Status Report On Road Safety by WHO, more people die in road accidents in India than anywhere else in the world, including the more populous China.
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