As part of the Road Safety Month, IRF-IC hosted its 11th lecture on “What is a Totally Ideal (Correct and standard) Emergency Response System with All its Components ?”. Mr. K. K. Kapila, President (Emeritus), IRF and Founder President, IRF-IC was the Moderator at the event. Prof. (Dr.) Amit Gupta, Professor of Surgery, JPN Apex Trauma Centre, AIIMS, New Delhi and Dr. Dnyaneshwar Shelke, Chief Operating Officer -  Emergency Medical Services, BVG India Ltd. were the Guest Speakers. Vote of thanks was given by Mr. Akhilesh Srivastava, President, IRF-IC. Mr. K. K. Kapila, President (Emeritus), IRF & Founder President, IRF-IC delivered the welcoming address which set the tone to the Lecture and introduced speakers in the event. He mentioned about a trauma care curriculum prepared jointly by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, JPN-AIIMS Trauma Centre, World Health Organisation and IRF-IC. This was formally released by the Hon’ble Health Minister in 2019. Dr. Amit Gupta, emphasized the ideal emergency response system with its structure and entire components. A system of care which ensures on site availability of life support, measures dispensed by informed / trained manpower, supported by centrally controlled patient retrieval and ambulance system, with backup from general and speciality hospital for definitive care, is basically the emergency response system.  He explained care systems with all the challenges during trauma, including emergency care system framework proposed by WHO. Click Here  Dr. Dnyaneshwar Shelke, highlighted EMS process interventions for trauma care in BVG India Ltd. He mentioned about a good samaritan app - an initiative to encourage bystanders to provide immediate help to accident victims which increases the speed of initial response and reduces the time to stabilization. It’s key feature is to send emergency notifications to users in the vicinity of accidents, offer medical assistance instructions until help arrives and ensure that Good Samaritans are protected under the law. Click Here  For full lecture recording and presentation of both the speakers, visit IRF-IC’s website at https://www.indiairf.com

As part of the Road Safety Lecture Series, IRF-IC hosted its 12th lecture on “Research & Developments in Autonomous Vehicle Technologies in India – Their Potential in Road Safety and Implementability”.

Mr. K. K. Kapila, President (Emeritus), IRF and Founder President, IRF-IC was the Moderator at the event. Mr. Akhilesh Srivastava, President, IRF-IC, Dr. P Rajalakshmi, Professor, TIHAN (Hyd), IIT Hyderabad and Dr. A. Mohan Rao, Chief Scientist & Head (ESD), Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi were the Guest Speakers.