Chennai: Gleneagles Global Hospitals announces the launch of one of its kind unique emergency campaign titled ‘I am emergency ready’ The objective of this initiative is to minimize the risk factor during medical emergencies by training citizens to administer immediate care and ensure a correct first-response treatment to a victim until specialised medical help arrives. The initiative is being executed in the hospitals headed by Gleneagles Global Hospitals and Continental Hospitals in Chennai.
Emergency situations can occur anywhere, anytime and to anyone. Many victims’ lives are at risk as bystanders do not know how to handle an emergency situation. This programme will address these issues and educate local citizens to handle different types of emergency situations be it accidents, stroke, cardiac arrest, trauma, etc.
Through this drive, Gleneagles Hospitals would conduct BLS training for individuals, corporates, everyday people like auto drivers/ roadside vendors and many, schools, parents,social workers, security guards and many. Dr Ajay Bakshi, CEO-India, Parkway Pantai says “The campaign will help citizens equip with first-response medical emergency help. Our larger objective is to spread awareness regarding the importance of emergency assistance during the initial critical minutes and help India establish as an emergency ready nation. Our aim is to raise awareness on steps to be taken to manage common medical emergencies, so that the victim is temporarily stabilized until medical treatment is received.”
