hi Jeegar, which city do you live in? is there an organization for the blind who may be able to mobilize more participants for the training?
On 12/24/19, Jeegar Pithwa <[email protected]> wrote: > It's Indeed a great to know I am interested to learn > > On 24 December 2019 2:28:01 pm Payal Ki Jhankar <[email protected]> wrote: > >> thanks for responding. i'll respond to everyone here. >> Sudeshna and Shiva, your total blindness is not a hindrance. i am also >> totally blind, with an additional partial hearing impairment. the >> skills are very hands-on, and any of us can save a life if needed. i >> hope to be able to work with a group of people in a city, so it makes >> it worth our while to come out there. a group of 15 persons at a time >> is the optimum number to work with. if you are part of an >> organization, either at work, or otherwise, it will make it easier to >> mobilize a programme such as this. i think our organizations where we >> work should be made aware of this as well, so they can work with us on >> this. if you have something like that in mind, or someone with whom i >> can get in touch, i'd be glad to discuss details. >> Sharad, thanks for that offer. it was wonderful meeting with you; and >> you will definitely be my go-to person for advise and ways forward. >> George, Season's greetings. will wait to hear from you in the new >> year. i am truly looking forward to this endeavour. >> >> On 12/24/19, George Abraham <[email protected]> wrote: >>> This is brilliant Payal. Will connect with you in the New Year. >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> George >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: AccessIndia [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf >>> Of Payal Ki Jhankar >>> Sent: Monday, December 23, 2019 11:18 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: [AI] CPR, AED, & First Aid training for persons with >>> disabilities >>> >>> hi All, >>> this might be a lengthy mail. request you to bear with me, since there >>> is >>> some useful information here. >>> i have, in the past few months begun working with an organization >>> working >>> in >>> the field of saving lives- selling medical emergency equipment, >>> disaster >>> preparedness, first aid kits, evacuation equipment, and the like. part >>> of >>> our job is also to train individuals, and organizations in first-aid, >>> and >>> CPR. to ensure i have the facts right, i've aquired a certification from >>> the >>> American Heart Association's Basic life support programme as a service >>> provider. it was interesting to teach the doctors how to work around a >>> person with total blindness and partial hearing impairment, while >>> learning >>> life saving skills from them. >>> going one step further, i was in Bangalore,partnering with Rotary >>> Bangalore >>> Abilities- at Samarthanam Trust last weekend to train persons with >>> vision >>> impairment and a couple of other disabilities the art of saving a life. >>> a day long programme taught them how to identify a heart attack, its >>> difference from a cardiac arrest and the quick response time. >>> additionally, we walked them through all the CPR manouvers practically >>> on >>> medical manikins. we also taught them how to use the External Automated >>> Defibrillator, the equipment that delivers a shock to revive a heart from >>> a >>> cardiac arrest. >>> all this is possible for us, the lay people, with and without >>> disabilities. >>> since we also deal with first-aid kits, i was keen on having something >>> simple for folks who didn't see. for that, i'd had a few sample kits >>> designed, and distributed to the participants who had a positive >>> feedback. >>> there is always space for improvement and that comes with suggestions >>> from >>> the community. the idea is also to make these kits cost effective, and >>> easy >>> to use. i have in mind to have one simple travel kit, and one slightly >>> involved home kit. >>> the purpose of this whole story is to discuss how little is being done >>> in >>> this particular space with us, the relatively more vulnerable >>> cross-section >>> of society. we all live with families, and are responsible citizens, and >>> efficient workers at our work spaces. why then, shouldn't we have the >>> ability to be a resource who can save a life? i have only become more >>> convinced and passionate about this in the months i've worked at it. >>> i am keen to take this knowledge to more organizations, groups, work >>> spaces, >>> and of course, individuals. >>> i would be more than happy to discuss this with anyone interested in >>> knowing >>> more. >>> thanks for having read this, in case you've made it until the end. :) >>> Best, >>> Payal >>> >>> Celebrating Louis birthday Jan. 4th. >>> >>> >>> >>> Search for old postings at: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>> >>> To unsubscribe send a message to >>> [email protected] >>> with the subject unsubscribe. >>> >>> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >>> please >>> visit the list home page at >>> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >>> >>> >>> Disclaimer: >>> 1. 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