This story is from March 5, 2015

NKP Salve Med Inst launches clinical skills lab to mark silver jubilee

Despite leading the world in road accidents and ranking second in terms of deaths due to cardiac arrest and trauma, not many people in India are trained in basic life support (BLS).
NKP Salve Med Inst launches clinical skills lab to mark silver jubilee
Nagpur: Despite leading the world in road accidents and ranking second in terms of deaths due to cardiac arrest and trauma, not many people in India are trained in basic life support (BLS). With the aim of training people in some important aspects of BLS, a clinical skills laboratory equipped with simulation facilities was started recently at NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences (NKPSIMS) and Lata Mangeshkar Hospital (LMH).

Launch of laboratory is part of hospital’s silver jubilee celebrations, the theme for which is emergency medical services (EMS). The state-of-the-art laboratory was inaugurated on Sunday by eminent EMS consultant from USA Dr George Abraham. Academician Dr Ved Prakash Mishra was the guest of honour. Chairman of Vidya Shikshak Prasarak Mandal (VSPM) Ranjeet Deshmukh, Rupatai Deshmukh, VSPM secretary Dr Amol Deshmukh, dean of VSPM Dental College Dr Usha Radke, Dr H Kanade were also present.
President and managing trustee of Indian Institute of Emergency Medical Sciences and president of International Institute of Emergency Medical Sciences, Dr Abraham said, “In India, about 80% of the deaths are due to lack of primary treatment in emergency situations. Many of these lives can be saved if more people are trained in BLS techniques. It is especially important to train police and media people since they are among the first to reach the site of any emergency situation.”
It was at his behest that such a workshop for police and media personnel was conducted on Sunday at the hospital. More than 4000 physicians, students and teachers from the hospital were also provided the training.
“In developed countries, cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and first aid are known to most citizens – not so in India. Many of them teach these in schools and colleges. Here, the casualty has the lowest rung of doctors despite getting the most serious of patients. Regulations about how it should be equipped, who should man it, etc are not too stringent. Sensitivity to EMS is missing in our country,” said Dr Deshmukh. He also pointed out that 80% emergencies happen at home, workplace or at a public place where medical care is not easily accessible.

The institute will also be conducting courses throughout the year for healthcare professionals and general public as well as training for instructors using adult-sized and baby-sized mannequins in the laboratory.
ABOUT THE LAB
With the help of models and life size mannequins, basic life support (BLS) like cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), chest thrusts, checking pulse, etc can be taught
Training in vascular access, position and handling the patient in an emergency situation can also be given
Lab is also equipped in getting a vascular access in an emergency situation, performing life saving surgeries, learning the art of safe deliveries and many more emergency skills
Training room, reading room, café are also a part of the lab
It is open to general public too
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Payal Gwalani

Payal Gwalani, a reporter for Times of India's Nagpur edition, covers health and weather. Almost every weekend, one can find her attending CMEs with the city doctors. She loves reading fiction novels, surfing through blogs and watching television. Besides writing news reports, she also writes poetry.

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