"First Aid and Casualty Management"

DATE Sep 22, 2023

The NSS Unit of the MIER College celebrated NSS Day by organizing a guest lecture and demonstration on the subject of "First Aid and Casualty Management". A group of Jammu-based Civil Defence Organization professionals served as the team and resource persons. They included Mr. R.D. Sahini, the team & manager, and Mr. Purshotam and Mr.Rajendar, instructors. An NSS volunteer, Ms. Shruti Bhasin welcomed the guests, and everyone present on the occasion.

She gave a brief overview of the day significance and mentioned that September 24 has been recognized as NSS Day and observed across the nation since 1969. It commemorates the official launch of India & public service initiative. The resource persons emphasized first-aid casualty management and based on the Triage System, they claimed that casualties might need to be moved to a safer treatment area for safety concerns. The person can be identified by one of the red, yellow, green, or black tags by looking at each criterion, and first aid can be administered in accordance with that tag color. They also outlined the crucial rules that a first responder or first aid provider must follow, including assessing the situation swiftly and calmly, deciding whether the provider or the casualty is in danger, and making arrangements for help as soon as possible. The teachers also went through the steps and precautions for performing CPR and clearing breathing obstructions. After the training, a first aid and casualty management demonstration was given, showing how to make and improvise stretchers and stop bleeding.