WHEN SECONDS MATTER: NDRF’s LIVE DISASTER DRILL EQUIPS FUTURE DOCTORS AT SRMS INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES WITH LIFE-SAVING SKILLS
Learning Beyond the Classroom; SRMS MBBS Students Get Real-Time Exposure to Emergency Response from India’s Elite Disaster Force
What happens when medical knowledge meets real-world crisis training? Future doctors rise stronger. SRMS Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS), Bareilly recently hosted a high-impact Disaster Management Awareness Programme led by the 8TH Battalion of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Ghaziabad. The session turned into a gripping, hands-on experience for the MBBS Batch of 2022, who learned what it truly takes to respond to natural disasters like earthquakes, floods, and cyclones.
Led by Captain Sanjay Singh Rawat and Sub-Inspector Pankaj Joshi, the NDRF team, comprising trained army personnel, demonstrated real-life rescue and rehabilitation operations, including CPR, evacuation procedures, handling fire emergencies, and administering first aid. These live simulations bridged the gap between theoretical knowledge and ground-level reality, making a lasting impact on the young medicos.
The programme was addressed by Dr MS Butola, Principal, IMS, alongside faculty and hospital staff, who collectively lauded the relevance of such training for today’s medical professionals. Dr Butola stressed how medical care doesn’t begin at the hospital door; it often begins in the heart of a crisis. However, this initiative by the NDRF didn’t just inform; it empowered. It reminded students that a doctor’s duty extends far beyond the ward, to every place where lives hang in the balance.
