Global Hospitals Mumbai launches ‘I am Emergency Ready’ drive to train local citizens to manage medical emergencies
Global Hospitals Mumbai announced the launch of their emergency drive and the objective of this initiative is to minimise the risk factor during medical emergencies by training citizens to administer immediate care and ensure a correct first-response treatment to a victim until specialised medical help arrives.
Dr Ravindra Shisve Additional CP central region inaugurated the campaign in Mumbai along with Zen Sadavarte, the 10 year old kid who saved people in Parel fire incident. At the launch, the hospital also provided Basic Life Support (BLS) training to the Mumbai Dabbawalas.
Through this campaign, the hospital will conduct Basic Life Support (BLS) training to 30 individuals every day for three months. Out of these 30 people, four to seven trainers will be identified and sent across to provide refresher training post their BLS training. These trained BLS trainers will be sent across to neighbourhood areas, corporates, mandals, malls, schools and colleges in the vicinity of the hospital unit. At the end of the training, a certificate and an emergency toolkit will be presented to the qualified participants.
Manpreet Sohal & Zen SadavarteCommenting on the initiative, Dr Ravindra Shisve Additional CP central region said, “I think that the ‘I Am Emergency Ready’ drive by Global Hospitals, Mumbai is a very important initiative in today’s troubling times. The campaign addresses a very grievous issue and provides a solution to it by training local citizens to manage medical emergencies. I believe that more healthcare providers should do the same and work in conjunction with the government to keep our citizens safe in order to ensure a better future.”
Manpreet Sohal, Regional Chief Executive Officer, Global Hospitals, Mumbai said, “This is an initiative which will help citizens equip with first-response medical emergency help. During medical emergencies, it is well established that the victim’s chances of survival are high if they receive care within a short period of time or ‘golden hour’ after a traumatic injury. This period requires rapid intervention, hence, through this initiative we aim to educate people on the steps to be taken during such medical emergencies.”
The hospital also announced the ‘Good Samaritan Awards’, a felicitation programme that would acknowledge and appreciate those people who have helped victims in emergency cases.