Workshop on “Life Saving Skills” for MBAs
02-Dec-2017
Code Craft Technologies, Mangaluru & Dr. Maneesh Rai, Electrophysiologist, KMC, Mangaluru have come together to solve an issue of Ambulance response time using technology and by increasing general awareness in people. 108 is an amazing initiative by Government, however the response time has been very poor (Mangalore it is 30-40 minutes on an Average) due to which there has been many life lost. They are in a mission (SAVIOR) to bring all private hospitals / ambulances under one platform. This approach benefits the citizens and hospitals / ambulance owners.
Objective of SAVIOR:
1. Improve the connectivity of the patient to the hospital in case of emergencies by creating an Ola / Uber Model for ambulances
2. Create awareness and Educate the general public about medical emergencies and road traffic accidents
3. Create FIRST RESPONDERS from amongst the general public who will be trained in Basic Life Support.
As a part of the initiative, they have conducted basic awareness programmes in schools & colleges with the objective of educating students on how to handle medical emergencies and how they can be of help to others.
Doctors from KMC, Mangaluru - Dr. Maneesh Rai & Dr. Jeedhu Radhakrishnan along with representatives from Code Craft Technolgies, Mangaluru - Mr. Nikhil Lobo, HR Head, Mr. Sandesh & Mr. Anirudh from the Development Team & Mr. Amal PT, Quality Analyst (An Alumnus of our institution) facilitated the workshop.
Students were apprised on the “SAVIOR” APP which can be downloaded from Play Store. It is a user friendly APP in which the users should Register by updating their details. Incase of emergencies like Accident, Choking, and Cardiac Arrest within their family or amongst the public, they can click on the option “REQUEST” which will intimate the ambulance and the user can track the location of the Ambulance and the time to be taken to reach the location. In the meantime, he/she can give the pre-hospital care as a First Responder. It was conveyed in the workshop that the “First Responder saves the life & not the doctor”. Sahyadri Few of the students have agreed to be Volunteers of SAVIOR and they would undergo a 4 hours training at KMC, Mangaluru on Life Saving Skills.
Dr. Maneesh Rai is a consultant cardiologist and electrophysiologist at KMC hospital, Mangaluru. There are only handful electrophysiologists in our country. After completing his MBBS from KMC, he went on to complete his MD in medicine from JIPMER, Pondicherry and DM in Cardiology from Sri Jayadeva Institute, Bengaluru. He further completed his fellowship in Cardiac Electrophysiology from Sri Jayadeva Institute, Bengaluru and then joined KMC, Mangaluru as an electrophysiologist. He specialises in the management of arrhythmias (disorders of heart rhythm), heart failure and syncope (loss of consciousness).
Dr. Jeedhu Radhakrishnan is an MBBS from Fr. Muller Medical College. He is an MD (Emergency Medicine) from PES Medical College, Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh. He has completed his Fellowship in Emergency Medicine at St. Johns Medical College. His are of interests are in Toxicology and Trauma.
