Excelsior Correspondent
KATRA, Mar 20: Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board organized a day-long on-the-site training programme in Basic Life Support for its employees at Spiritual Growth Centre, here today.
The training programme was organized by the Shrine Board as part of Disaster Management preparedness by building capacities of its employees as medical first responders to provide immediate basic life support by way of applying Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) in emergency situations.
As many as 45 employees working at Banganga, Katra and Jammu, besides13 Drum Beaters at the Track were imparted training in CPR in this training programme.
It is pertinent to mention that the Shrine Board had organized two similar training programmes for its staff at Bhawan and Adhkuwari in December and January last in which 76 employees were imparted training in CPR.
Ajeet Kumar Sahu, Chief Executive Officer, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, informed that as per Disaster Management Plan, the Shrine Board regularly organizes Basic and Advance training courses for its employees in the varied aspects of Disaster Management with the help of experts including NDRF, besides conducting regular in-house trainings through its own Master Trainers.
The training was imparted by a medical team headed by Dr Nandita Mehta, who is a Professor and Head of Department, Intensive Care Unit, Acharya Shri Chander College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Sidhra, Jammu.
Dr Arvind Karwani, Dy CEO, SMVDSB was among those present on the occasion.
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