hi Shireen, thanks for those words of encouragement. it is indeed a necessity in the times that we live in- alone, with children, or elderly parents and relatives. i am hoping that wee have enough organizations who are willing to take this on as an event/project to help us facilitate the training. the manufacturers are indeed very enthusiastic in working around our requirements in the design and content of the kits. i am also hoping corporate organizations employing persons with disabilities will take this on as a part of heir CSR programmes, not only to enable their own employees, but also others in the community as well. i am looking forward to taking this to various cities with the right kind of support, and at some point train others to be trainers themselves. this way we will have more hands and minds to do this. let us see how it pans out eventually. Payal
On 1/10/20, Shireen Irani <[email protected]> wrote: > I think this is a fabulous endeavor Payal! I personally have always > been keen on learning CPR and first aid. Your experience reflects a > lot of confidence and promise in this being totally doable by the > blind, and its fabulous that you have people/ manufacturers on board > who are already willing to make accessible first aid kits that we can > use. Congratulations also on your being certified as a trainer! I do > wish that you guys are able to conduct a similar program in Mumbai > too, very soon! > May this truly reach out to as many cities and as many blind people as > possible. Eventually to rural belts too. It would be much more needed > in those areas where hospitals are miles away and the roads terrible > enough to take a life by the time medical care is acquired. > Here's hoping that well-meaning NGOs support and promote this > initiative as much as possible, as yet another step towards our > empowerment. > For now, loads of power to you, Payal. > Best wishes. > > Shireen. > > > 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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