Students of the Advanced Tooling and Plastic Products Development Centre (ATPDC-CIPET) on Saturday got a first-hand experience on the basic life support (BLS) training programme organised by the medical fraternity of Apollo Speciality Hospitals here.
Dr. Jude Vinodh, emergency consultant of Apollo Hospital, Madurai, educated the students on how to help accident victims during emergencies.
Dr. Vinodh explained to the students the importance of supply of oxygen to the brain and heart.
He taught them the importance of artificial breathing and other first aid techniques.
Through video presentation and aids, he trained the students on handling emergencies such as heart attack, falls, accidents in which victims become unconscious among other emergencies.
They were also taught to feel the pulse in the hand, under the neck, and press the chest to supply oxygen and shake the body if immobile and insensitive.
