A seminar on ‘Sensitisation of police officers for ensuring safety of victims of road accidents’ was held at the Police Training and Research Institute (PTRI) on the first day of the three-day workshop.
Inaugurating the seminar, Bhopal Zone IG SK Jha emphasised on the importance of the sensitisation of police in handling the injured victims of road accident and told that the management of the city traffic reflects the efficiency of the traffic police. On the occasion, Superintendent of Police, Bhopal (North) Arvind Saxena, DIG Srinivasa Varma, SP headquarters Shashikant Shukla, Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime) Shailendra Singh Chouhan and Additional Superintendent of Police Zone 1 Dilip Singh Tomar were present. Around 75 Sub Inspectors and Assistant Sub Inspectors from different police stations and traffic police station across the district took part in the training.
In the three-day workshop special training for investigating of accident cases would be given by experts. The experts list would include FSl officials, lawyers, insurance agents, retired ADSP, doctors, automobile engineer and traffic police officials.
It is observed during the accidents that most of casualties are reported due to delayed medical assistance and excessive bleeding. Prompt action to provide medical assistance could help in saving life of the injured victims. Immediate first aid is termed as golden hour which is the most important in saving the life of the victim and the police officials and personnel should understand the importance of this and should act with utmost sensitivity.
Every detail of accident including first aid, reason of accident, and responsibility of driver during accident and police officials, investigation, insurance details applicable in accident cases, survey on road accidents and technical problems in automobiles during accidents with the help of videos and pictures were provided during the seminar.