The Department of Computer Science organized a Training cum Demonstration session in ‘Dealing with Medical Emergencies at the Workplace’ at the Employees State Insurance Hospital (ESIH), Margao – Goa for FY B.Voc. and TY BCA students enrolled for the Junior Software Developer Qualification Pack. This module is an integral part of the skill component of the curriculum offered under B.Voc.(Software Technologies) programme being offered by College.
The first session begin with the welcome address by Jr. Anaesthetist, Dr. Gladwin Fernandes followed by training in ‘Basic Life Support’. The topics covered during this session were – classification of patients, Cardiac Arrest, use of CPR and AED, Respiratory Arrest, Fainting (accidental, non-accidental), and Seizures (first & repeated). In this session, the doctor explained the situations and the different ways of tackling them.
The second session was conducted by IMO, Dr. Anant Prajva Shirodkar, on Trauma, Bleeding, Fracture (open & closed), Skull and Spine Fractures and Collarbone fractures. Along with awareness on above topics, he also explained the basics of ABCDE model, handling the cases and Good Samaritan Law of India.
In the third session, Dr. Francisco Pereira (IMO) spoke and informed the students about ‘animal bites’. He mentioned that all the bites are not dangerous in nature and how to identify the bites of serious nature. He specifically discussed about dog bites and snake bites.
The Fourth and final session was engaged by Dr. Martha S. T. Fernandes (IMO) on the topics choking, drowning, and burning and its types. She explained and demonstrated how to take care of different types choking for different age groups. She also shared her experiences with the students.
The entire training session was interactive and resourceful. Mr. Sumit Kumar thanked ESIH for all the cooperation and presented a potted plant to the team of doctors as a gesture of gratitude.
