As doctors from Aster CMI Hospital,
Hebbal, spoke on how to handle children during emergencies that occur in
schools, it was the turn of teachers from Chrysalis High to listen in rapt
attention, just like their students.
The FAST programme - First Aid for
Students and Teachers - is an ambitious project of ASTER CMI’s Paediatrics
department that aims to educate, empower and enlighten teachers, parents and
high school students about child safety and first aid.
According to Aster doctors, every day
around the world, the lives of more than 2,000 families are affected by
unintentional injuries or so-called “accidents” in schools that could have been
prevented or treated early by trained personnel.
Unintentional injuries are also a major
cause of disabilities, which can have a long-lasting impact on all facets of
children’s lives – their relationships, learning and play. “Children live in a
world designed for adults, and because their body contours and behaviour are
different, they are more prone to injury,” a doctor explained to the assembled
teachers.
“Children’s curiosity and drive to
explore their world are not matched by the capacity to understand danger,” the
doctor added.
Around 180 teachers and staff of
Chrysalis High in Yelahanka New Town attended the FAST training programme that
was organised just before the school started its fresh academic year.
School Principal, Radhika Lobo, after
witnessing the Basic Life Support demonstration and talk by the doctors said:
“This programme is so useful. During school, we see students suffer nose
bleeding, fainting, falling, cramping and we had no idea what is the right
thing to do. I would recommend such training and awareness programmes to all
schools and our own branches as teachers need to know how to deal with
emergencies.”
She said only in Hollywood movies we
watch trained non-medical personnel administer CPR during emergencies. “In
India too, teachers and volunteers can be trained as first responders. You have
explained it so well,” she complimented the Aster doctors.
“We are already confident of handling
children,” Lobo added.
The school teachers were impressed with
the way Aster doctors pointed to the dangers around everyday school life where
more than a thousand students from tiny tots to high school children mill
around campuses.
At Aster CMI – Paediatrics, the
hospital’s doctors and staff work with teachers, parents and High School
Students to make their immediate environment safe and create an army of Basic
First Aid Providers who can do the right thing at the right time in the right
way before medical help arrives.
Shaheen Mahpara from Aster CMI thanked
the school principal for taking the lead to educate and spread awareness on the
emergencies that occur around children. She also hoped to work closely with the
school in future.
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