Good response in Kalaburagi to training sessions on lifesaving medical techniques

Training sessions on CPR and BCLS in Kalaburagi by United Hospital create awareness among public and medical professionals.

Training sessions on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Basic Cardiopulmonary Life Support (BCLS) conducted at Visvesvaraya Bhavan in Kalaburagi on Friday and Saturday by United Hospital evoked good response from the public.

A qualified trainer certified by Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences Ramangowd and his team conducted the sessions on the two days to create awareness among the participants.

On Friday, the training session on CPR was conducted for the common people who had little or no knowledge of medical issues. As many as 120 people from different walks of life, including police personnel and social activists, participated in the session in two batches.

The trainers sensitised the participants to how to respond to medical emergencies in the absence of qualified medical staff and medical facility. The trainers taught the basic and most essential things to be performed on patients before they can be taken to a well-equipped hospital.

They taught how to stop bleeding, what to do with a patient who suddenly collapses or stops breathing or whose heartbeat suddenly stops and how to involve the other in rescuing him. Each participant was asked to demonstrate the CPR method during the session.

On Saturday, the training session on BCLS was conducted for medical professionals, especially serving staff nurses from different hospitals and medical students from different medical, homoeopathy and Ayurveda colleges. As many as 60 medical professionals participated in the session.

Apart from the Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation technique, the trainers focused on how to work with an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and how to respond when a patient is choking. Basic things in handling babies were also a part of the session.