According to Dr. N K Venkataramana, project co-coordinator, CTC We will conduct these courses every month and will expand into disaster care management and specified courses in advanced life support systems for emergency medical personnel. Anyone can enroll for the basic course and help the accident victims on the roadside. Bangalore is new to paramedic training. A paramedic is one who has been trained in first aid and in handling accident victims safely. He will assist and direct in the extrication of the victim to safer surroundings and also provide initial assessment and first aid as well as safe transportation to hospital, Dr. Venkataramana, said.
Any graduate can undergo training and become a paramedic by profession.
But it is going to take time for us to establish such a full-fledged system, informed Dr. Venkataramana. Each of these enrolled hospitals will function as a zonal centre. If the number of beds is not sufficient in one of these centres, the ambulance will be re-directed to the nearest hospital. In an effort to make reporting accidents and providing trauma care easier, the traffic police in Bangalore have linked up with the Consortium. When an accident is reported at the traffic control room in the police commissioner's office, in Bangalore, they will in turn alert the hospital, which is located in the zone where the accident has occurred.