Emergency care is vital in the case of accident victims. In such a situation, while a person stands between the line of life and death, even the slightest emergency care can make a difference. A group of doctors and tech specialists from Karnataka are joining hands to launch a ‘saviour campaign’. The campaign is intended to train people in providing life support and pre-hospital first response in case of accidents and emergencies. The campaign is conducted in association with the Department of Health and Family Welfare.
‘The idea of starting the campaign was initiated with the launch of the “Saviour” app in May’, said Dr Maneesh Rai, a cardiologist at KMC Hospital, Mangalore and a member of ‘saviour’ campaign. He is the brain of the campaign, along with Dikshit Rai of Code Craft Technologies.
The app developed by Code Craft Technologies mainly aims at educating local people about the medical emergencies and healthcare. It also aims at encouraging community participation by training the initial responders to handle pre-hospital care. With the help of this mobile app, the campaign aims at improving the response time of ambulances.
The app has already helped in arranging and coordinating ambulances from 13 different hospitals in and around Mangaluru in case of accidents and emergencies. The service is to be prompt and quick. The app is allowed to make a call from the victim to the members of “Saviour”, who would then dispatch a team of first response volunteers. The spot is located via the GPS signal of the victim’s phone in association with the verbal instructions provided to the dispatcher.
According to Dr Jeedhu Radhakrishnan, Head of the Department of Emergency, KMC Hospital, as of now, around 400 volunteers have been trained. Among them, 300 are master trainers. The master trainers have been trained in nine different hospitals which are a part of the initiative.  “We needed to increase the number of people trained in emergency life support and essential accident care and hence, approached deputy commissioner Sasikanth Senthil S”, said Dr Jeedhu. He also adds that the commissioner had agreed with their campaign’s goal and as a result, the district administration is actively involving in the campaign.
“It is a brilliant scheme especially in a state as Karnataka. In fact, this is a move that should be implemented all across the country. An app like this could save dozens if not hundreds.” Opines Bratati Ghosh, an Emergency Room nurse at The Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research in Kolkata.
With the increasing number of accidents in India, this initiative is considered a great move across the country.

Source: 1. https://mediaindia.eu/social-vibes/doctors-launch-campaign-to-turn-citizens-into-first-responders-for-emergencies/
2. https://www.thebetterindia.com/159505/saviour-campaign-karnataka-doctors-news/

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