Cloudnine Group of Hospitals, in collaboration with APMC Police station, Navi Mumbai recently organised a basic life support training for the police officials. The training, coordinated by Dr Manish Ramteke, Consultant — Pediatrics and Neonatology, and instructed by Winsy Joseph, Assistant Manager – Nursing, Cloudnine Hospital, Vashi, aimed at raising awareness and standard of care for handling all types of adult, infant, gynaec and cardiac emergencies.
More than 40 participants received training in “Basic Life Support and First Aid” with support from Cloudnine doctors and para medical staff. The training in APMC, police station was conducted by a team of Life-Support Instructors from the Department of Emergency Medicine at Cloudnine Hospital, Vashi. Follow-up health check-up was conducted at the sidelines of the training comprising of random blood sugar, ECG evaluation, blood pressure check and consultations with doctors
Dr Manish Ramteke, Consultant, Cloudnine Group of Hospitals, Vashi, said, “In an emergency, situation, be it for adults or infants, it is our duty to provide first-aid and quickly get the victim to the hospital. If anyone hesitates or delays the transportation, then it can prove fatal with life-threatening circumstances. Every family should have at one person trained in Basic Life Support and First-Aid skills.” Adding further, Dr Ramteke said, “Training officials with life support skills will help stabilise patients till medical aid is provided, thereby significantly improving the medical outcomes when the patient finally arrives at the hospital.”