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Published: November 21, 2011 00:00
IST | Updated: November 21, 2011 09:14 IST Kozhikode, November 21, 2011
Mock drill focusses on accident dos and don'ts
Staff Reporter
‘Angels' observes road traffic
victims day
The Kozhikode beach, on Sunday,
witnessed an accident involving a speeding motorbike and a pick-up van. The
rider of the motorbike had a head injury, while the pillion rider had one of
his hands cut off. Someone dialled 102 for an ambulance that raced through
Customs Road to reach the accident spot within a minute. The ambulance staff
carried the injured to the ambulance that sped off to the Government Medical
College.
The scene was staged as part of a
mock drill organised by the Active Network Group for Emergency Life Savers
(Angels) ambulance network as part of the World Day of Remembrance for Road
Traffic Victims observance.
The accident was staged so
convincingly by a team led by magician Pradeep Hudino that the Sunday crowd
that gathered at the spot within seconds reacted as if it were a real accident.
They scolded the ambulance staff for being slow in carrying the injured to the
vehicle. They even showered abuses at police personnel who stood aloof
controlling the traffic and press photographers who crowded around.
It was only when the Angels
programme coordinator Mehroof Raj began speaking on the dos and don'ts during
an accident that the crowd realised that it was a mock drill.
City Police Commissioner Sparjan
Kumar inaugurated the awareness programme that followed. Angels Executive
Director P.P. Venugopal spoke on the need for safe driving and the permanent
damage caused by unwise handling of accident victims. He said the Angels
project was a success and had inspired similar projects in Malappuram and
Wayanad districts. Angels would spread its wings to Palakkad and Kannur in the
new year.
Dr. Mehroof Raj said the first batch
of emergency life savers had completed their training and the second batch
would begin soon.
Basic life support courses in trauma
care and first aid are being organised for the public. To enrol, call 9747
102102.
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