As per the National Crime Records Bureau, Delhi has one of the highest road crash deaths
They are generally the first ones to reach an accident spot or any other crisis area. They are the ones whose quick efforts save lives some times and bring in new lives at other times. And now, they are going to be trained in life-saving skills and techniques of Basic Trauma Life Support (BTLS).
Yes, we are talking about the personnel in the Delhi Police Control Room (PCR) Vans, who are our first point of contact in case of any emergency. So far, 1,104 officers working with the PCR unit of the Delhi Police have been given the training. Titled Jeevan Rakshak Program, the training is being given by the SaveLife Foundation, not just in Delhi but also in other parts of the country, including Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Telangana.
The operations unit, under which the PCR functions, has decided to ensure that each and every officer of the total 8,000 in the unit undergoes the training.
As per the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), with more than 1,300 fatalities and over 7,000 serious injuries in 2015 alone, Delhi has one of the highest road crash deaths in the country.
As part of the training, officers are divided into response teams and put in various situations, including mock bomb blasts, burn cases, and other mass casualty scenarios. The officers are then asked to respond. The situations and the cops' responses are videographed and later shown to them for self-evaluation, so that they can learn from mistakes, if any.
Starting May, the Foundation aims to teach 3,000 more PCR officials till the entire unit is trained. "Usually, it is the PCR unit that first reaches a spot, whether it is a case of suicide or accident or any other trauma-related case. While teaching the officers, we realised that most of them were not well trained to handle road accidents," Saji Cherian, Director Operations, SaveLife Foundation, said.
He further said it was necessary for the cops to know under what conditions a person should be transported and how he or she should be transported. The PCR personnel were also taught techniques of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), bleeding control, and spine immobilisation.
"Training the officers will help them perform better in traumatic situations. We always aim at saving lives. Since Delhi has a lot of outstation people, for them the emergency number for everything is 100. So, well trained officers will benefit the force. From carrying out deliveries to helping senior citizens reach hospital, we are there for everything," Special Commissioner of Police (Operations) Dependra Pathak said.
DELHI’S HISTORY
- As per the National Crime Records Bureau, Delhi has one of the highest road crash deaths.
- There were 1,300 fatalities and over 7,000 serious injuries in 2015 alone in Delhi.
- The Foundation aims to teach 3,000 more PCR officials.
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