On 18th June 2021 a workshop was  organized on First –Aid and Disaster  Management under the aegis of the Indian Red Cross Society.  

The speaker Mr. Bala Subramanian, General Secretary, Indian Red Cross Society( IRCS) ,  Karnataka Branch, spoke about his experience at IRCS and how volunteering has helped the  medical staff in saving lives during pandemic or any disaster /accident. First aid is specially  important in a developing country like India as the medical staff is way below the population  requirements. He showed a short video covering the history of IRCS.  

The next speaker Ms. Rina Tripathi, Indian Red Cross Society, Delhi Branch, gave insights on  how being emotionally strong is important specially during times like CIVID  and how it helps  not only the patient in recovering quickly  but the family in coping with exigencies. She spoke  about how mental Health plays a vital role in one’s wellbeing and how to give emotional  support to a person. A short video was played on providing social and emotional support to  children suffering from  COVID -19.  

Mr. Shah, Indian Red Cross Society, Pune Branch  discussed about how first aid can save  lives  and  demonstrated the CPR technique as also other first aid steps  in case of accidents/  medical  emergencies. He also spoke about the process of registering / enrolling as volunteer  for IRCS, Pune.