Trained youngsters at the Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) will play the role of the first line of responders in an emergency on the campus from now onwards.
The varsity on Wednesday launched its first campus emergency response team involving student volunteers. They will get state-of-the-art training to meet any emergency situation.
To begin with, the team consists of select students and it will be later expanded by involving the teaching and non-teaching staff. The objective is to strengthen emergency response capabilities among the stakeholders,” said J. Letha, Vice Chancellor.
In the initial phase, the team mainly consists of B.Tech. students. More students from other campus departments will be made part of the group in the coming months.
The move came after the varsity authorities discussed various proposals to improve emergency response capabilities, especially after a worker from Tamil Nadu died when a construction lift collapsed at a building site on the campus in April.
Dr. Letha said that experts would provide training to the students on first-aid measures to be carried out in an emergency. They would be also trained on how to use different types of equipment in such a situation. The varsity was also planning to buy basic emergency response kits and support systems to step up the efficiency of response, she said.
The phone numbers of the emergency response team members will be shared among the students, teachers and non-teaching staff.
‘Help for Helpless’, a charitable society involved in emergency care in Paravur, will provide training to expedite response after the team receives calls from an accident spot.
Courtesy : TheHindu