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Review meeting on emergency trauma care for road accident victims was held

Bhubaneswar:18/1/25: A review meeting on emergency trauma care for road accident victims was held under the chairmanship of Smt. Usha Padhee, Principal Secretary, Commerce and Transport Department of Odisha.

The meeting aimed to discuss and implement strategies to enhance trauma care facilities in the state.

Key Recommendations and Discussions

  • Strengthening Trauma Care Facilities: Prof. Venkatesh Balasubramaniam, Chief Advisor of the Centre of Excellence for Road Safety, IIT Madras, presented strategic recommendations to strengthen emergency trauma care. This includes upgrading existing facilities, increasing the number of trauma care centers, and providing advanced life-support systems.
  • Improving Pre-Hospital Care: The meeting emphasized the need for efficient pre-hospital care, including emergency medical services (EMS) and ambulance facilities. This would ensure timely and effective treatment for accident victims.
  • Enhancing Emergency Response: Discussions focused on enhancing emergency response systems, including emergency notification systems and rapid response times.
  • Specialized Equipment and Training: The need for specialized equipment, such as ventilators and defibrillators, and training for medical personnel in trauma care was highlighted.
  • Collaboration and Coordination: The importance of collaboration and coordination between government agencies, medical institutions, and emergency services was emphasized to ensure effective trauma care.

By implementing these strategies, Odisha aims to strengthen its emergency trauma care system, reducing mortality rates and improving patient outcomes for road accident victims.

 

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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