CPR training to Kolkata Police

Men in white tightens their belts to increase the list of common man trained to save lives. Peerless Hospital hosted Community CPR workshop for the Kolkata Traffic Police on the 1st June 2013 organized by the Deptt. of Emergency Medicine. The seminar hall was filled from end to end with police personnel who are otherwise seen to be managing traffic in our city. They took deep interest to understand how to manage medical emergencies when medical help is far away. The do’s and don’ts of Basic life support was demonstrated by Dr. Saptarshi Saha and his team members like Dr. Prerit Sharma and Dr. Sudip Chakraborty from the emergency department. The initiative was lead by Dr. Saptarshi Saha, Asso Consultant, Deptt. of Emergency Medicine to spread the awareness of saving lives. The men in white were seen actively learning and mastering cardio pulmonary resuscitation meant to be delivered to a person in cardio-respiratory arrest. This training will go a long way in managing emergencies and saving lives at the site of emergency until medical help reaches there. Peerless Hospital has already trained 90 traffic personnel in three batches and would continue to do the same for the next few of months.