Enabling efficient life saving techniques

Over 250 schoolchildren and teachers along with gym instructors received training in ‘Basic Life Support and First-Aid’ at Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (AIMSR) recently.

The training in Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) was done by a team of Life-Support Instructors from Department of Emergency Medicine as part of the National Assembly on Paediatric Emergency Medicine (NAPEM) conference. NAPEM 2017 is being conducted by the Society for Trauma and Emergency Pediatrics (STEP) in collaboration with the Society for Emergency Medicine India (SEMI), the Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) and Apollo Hospitals.

The conference is hosted with the intent of raising the awareness and standard of care for pediatric emergencies in all hospitals. Dr Imron Subhan, Head of the Apollo Hyderabad Emergency Department, said, "In an emergency, bystanders who witness an accident should provide first-aid and quickly get the victim to the hospital. If they hesitate or delay the transportation, then even emergency doctors cannot do much for a patient.”

“Every family should have at least one person trained in Basic Life Support and First-Aid skills,” said Dr Dinakar who was the lead instructor. Dr Imron, who is also the organizing secretary for the conference said, "We have to make all emergency departments safer for children, and better take care of sick and injured pediatric patients.

Children with emergency conditions are bound to land up both, in pediatric, as well as adult emergency departments. All emergency doctors have to be ready to resuscitate and stabilize infants and children, and this can happen only with good training by using simulated scenarios on manikins.”