Dear Payal Congratulations !! This is a very laudable and commendable effort . It is much needed and will be an empowering experience for all who take it up . This is the way to go in terms of self preparedness and confidence . I do hope and pray that more and more PWDs take it up . Do let me know if there is anything you want my help for in this regard Best wishes and warm regards Sharad
Dr Sharad Philip > On 23-Dec-2019, at 11:18 PM, Payal Ki Jhankar <paya...@gmail.com> wrote: > > hi All, > this might be a lengthy mail. request you to bear with me, since there > is some useful information here. > i have, in the past few months begun working with an organization > working in the field of saving lives- selling medical emergency > equipment, disaster preparedness, first aid kits, evacuation > equipment, and the like. part of our job is also to train individuals, > and organizations in first-aid, and CPR. to ensure i have the facts > right, i've aquired a certification from the American Heart > Association's Basic life support programme as a service provider. it > was interesting to teach the doctors how to work around a person with > total blindness and partial hearing impairment, while learning life > saving skills from them. > going one step further, i was in Bangalore,partnering with Rotary > Bangalore Abilities- at Samarthanam Trust last weekend to train > persons with vision impairment and a couple of other disabilities the > art of saving a life. > a day long programme taught them how to identify a heart attack, its > difference from a cardiac arrest and the quick response time. > additionally, we walked them through all the CPR manouvers practically > on medical manikins. we also taught them how to use the External > Automated Defibrillator, the equipment that delivers a shock to revive > a heart from a cardiac arrest. > all this is possible for us, the lay people, with and without disabilities. > since we also deal with first-aid kits, i was keen on having something > simple for folks who didn't see. for that, i'd had a few sample kits > designed, and distributed to the participants who had a positive > feedback. there is always space for improvement and that comes with > suggestions from the community. the idea is also to make these kits > cost effective, and easy to use. i have in mind to have one simple > travel kit, and one slightly involved home kit. > the purpose of this whole story is to discuss how little is being done > in this particular space with us, the relatively more vulnerable > cross-section of society. we all live with families, and are > responsible citizens, and efficient workers at our work spaces. why > then, shouldn't we have the ability to be a resource who can save a > life? i have only become more convinced and passionate about this in > the months i've worked at it. > i am keen to take this knowledge to more organizations, groups, work > spaces, and of course, individuals. > i would be more than happy to discuss this with anyone interested in > knowing more. > thanks for having read this, in case you've made it until the end. :) > Best, > Payal > > Celebrating Louis birthday Jan. 4th. > > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > Celebrating Louis birthday Jan. 4th. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
