Patiala (Kaka Ram Verma):- Shri Pradeep Bansal, Principal of Shri Ram Arya Senior Secondary School, Patiala, held discussions with Shri Kaka Ram Verma, Chief Trainer, First Aid Safety Health Awareness Mission, regarding training to ensure students’ safety, health, well-being and bright future, help victims during accidents and prevent mishaps.
While imparting training to students and teachers on first aid, ABCD, CPR, heart attacks, cardiac arrest, unconsciousness, epileptic seizures, bleeding and other emergencies, Shri Kaka Ram Verma emphasised that training sessions and practical exercises on rescuing victims during natural, seasonal and human-induced disasters, as well as accidents involving children and minors, must be conducted in schools twice a year.
He provided information on precautions to reduce accidents; first aid and ABCD procedures for rescuing victims during emergencies; recovery or ventilator position; CPR; the use of fire safety extinguishers; and emergency helpline numbers. He also explained methods of preparing stretchers using bedsheets, clothes, sticks, bamboo poles and human hands to transport victims.
Programme Coordinator Mrs. Geetika Malhotra, while expressing gratitude, said that every educational institution should make efforts to organise training in disaster management, civil defence, first aid and fire safety for students. She pointed out that even today, 95 per cent of students and teachers do not receive training or practical exercises in these subjects.
Shri Kaka Ram Verma informed that demonstrations relating to National Disaster Management, Civil Defence, First Aid, CPR, Fire Safety and Blackout would be conducted across the country from November 21 to 27 by district administrations, Civil Defence, Fire Brigades, NSS volunteers and NCC cadets. He said that these activities would provide people with an opportunity to learn many new things.
