Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, conducted a two-day training programme on Basic Life Support for the inmates and staff of Tihar Jail in the city. It helped them to learn how to save lives, in a setting where no medical help is accessible.
Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals has taken an initiative to provide Basic Life Support training to the community as part of its community outreach programme. In the past, through this initiative, the hospital has provided Basic Life Support training to PCR van constables, NSG commandos, students in various schools and colleges, resident welfare associations, members of local community and many others.
Dr Priyadarshini Pal Singh, Head of Department, Accidents & Emergency, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital said, “Through Basic Life Support training, we would like to educate everyone with the do’s and don’ts in case of an emergency situation and help them become more responsible citizens to help save lives in times of crisis. It is very important that every person in the community knows about Basic Life Support skills to improve the quality of community health. For example, it is important that those who are present at the scene of cardiac arrest know appropriate resuscitation skills and be able to put them into practice.”
The Basic Life Support training was organised for 2,000 inmates, 150 staff and Tamil Nadu Police personnel posted in the prisons. Director General (Prisons) and Deputy Inspector General (Prisons) were also present at the sessions.
The programme included treating patients in patient/ casualty handling, soft tissue injury, musculoskeletal injury, some common emergency situations and emergency delivery, and proper cardiopulmonary resuscitation for children and adults.
The hospital is piloting this programme in prisons to give prisoners the basic skills to save lives and become dependable human beings.
EH News Bureau
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