The Department of Trauma and Emergency Medicine, AIIMS Bhopal jointly with National Health Mission, MP started three days focused training programme titled ‘Management of Common Emergencies, Burns and Trauma at Primary Care Level’.
Its first phase was conducted successfully from August 23 to 25, 2022 and second phase is being conducted from September 13 to 15, 2022 for the Medical Officers posted at PHC level.
The objective of this training is to create awareness and educate the PHC level Medical officers about the emergency management protocol for primary care, stabilisation, referral and safe transportation.
In this programme various faculties from AIIMS Bhopal will give series of lectures and ‘hands on’ training on ‘Life like Mannequin’ in Skill Lab of AIIMS Bhopal.
Lectures will mainly focus on handling of various emergencies at primary care level like airway management, primary dressing, safe transport and proper referral of trauma, medical emergencies and burn patients, handling of special patients like paediatric and pregnant cases. They will also be taught when and who to refer to higher centre.
The ‘Hands On’ part will be focused of trauma, airway management, neonatal resuscitation, Basic Life Support & Chocking in both adult and paediatric group.
Executive Director Prof (Dr) Ajai Singh emphasized the need of Specialized Trainings for Primary Care health Care staff and a uniform Standard Operating Protocol for all health facilities to save more lives.
He also invited NHM officers for more collaboration of such kind and assured that many such joint (AIIMS Bhopal and Madhya Pradesh Government) healthcare programme can be planned for benefits of public in future.