AIIMS designs life support course for CBSE schools

It is just a matter of time that your child is trained to handle accident cases at the basic level in school. The project will equip school students in basic emergency care, so that they are aware of basic life saving techniques in case of some accident around them.

It is just a matter of time that your child is trained to handle accident cases at the basic level in school. The project will equip school students in basic emergency care, so that they are aware of basic life saving techniques in case of some accident around them.

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Experts from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences’ (AIIMS) trauma centre have designed a basic life support course for children, which is expected to be incorporated in curriculum of classes VII to XII in all Central Board for Secondary Education (CBSE)-affiliated schools across the country from the coming academic session.

The step is an integral part of the awareness-creating exercise on trauma care undertaken by experts at the AIIMS trauma centre.

The centre has been holding a series of training sessions since past several months on the topic in various medical institutes, not only in the Capital, but also at other medical institutes across the country as well.

The most recent session was held at the Assam Medical College and Hospital in Dibrugarh, where a batch of doctors, nurses and paramedical staff was trained in emergency care.

As the class increases, the curriculum will also be updated accordingly. “By the time a kid passes out of school, we will have a citizen in the country who would be trained in basic life-support skills,” said Dr MC Misra, chief of AIIMS trauma centre, who is part of the team that designed the course.

The proof reading of the content is on at present, and the final approval is lying with the ministry of human resource and development.

“The proposal is indeed in place, but it still requires finishing touches. It is a relevant topic, and we are seeing how to fit it into the school curriculum,” said a senior official at the ministry, requesting anonymity as he is not authorised to speak to the media.