THE JHARKHAND STORY NETWORK
Jamshedpur, April 3: Manipal Tata Medical College, Jamshedpur and the East Singhbhum Police Department launched a new initiative by offering the police officers of East Singhbhum their practical workshop on Basic Life Support (BLS) training.
Chief guest Kishore Kaushal (SSP, East Singbhum) was accompanied by his wife Dr Astha Raman who is an anaesthesiologist and alumni of the KMC Manipal 2008 batch.
The function was done under the direction and vision of Dr G Pradeep Kumar, Dean of MTMC.
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29 police staff get training
Since police officers are typically the first to arrive on the scene when a victim falls, the goal of this course was to equip them with the lifesaving skills necessary to act as a lifesaver.
As the first responders, SSP Kishore Kaushal also underlined the significance of this training for police officers.
The training programme was organized at the skills laboratory of Manipal Tata Medical College and was imparted to a total of 29 police staff by the able supervision of medical training team comprising of Dr. Ayaskant Sahoo, Dr. Shyamal Maity, Dr. Anjaneyulu Konuri, Dr RajKiran Takharya, Dr. Ravi Kaushal, Dr. Jyotish Guria, Dr. Ratnesh Sinha.
The college has plans to provide the training to maximum number of police officers of the Jamshedpur area in the near future.
