Pix: Red Cross Camp at Najat
Report by: Kundan Halder
BASIRHAT: Volunteers of the Basirhat Junior and Youth Red Cross Unit (BJYRCU) organised a four days long camp at Najat in Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas to promote and encourage the participation of children and young persons in the work of the Red Cross. The camp was inaugurated by a monk of Ramkrishna Seva Sangha on 27 January at Rabindra Siksha Niketan.
Pinaki Ranjan Kshetrapal, counselor and general secretary of the BJYRCU said around 250 persons participated in the camp. Several trainers including doctors attended the camps to develop a sense of social responsibility among the participants.
Most of the youths and school boys came from the Sunderbans areas and got training in first aid including dressing, bandage. Trainers also aware the camp goers on wounds and hemorrhage, respirator system, artificial respiration(practice), burns and scalds, fracture, asphyxia and shock.
Abu Sayed Mandal, one of the organiser said students and youths were much interested to learn those subjects as there were lack of doctors and paramedic staffs at their locality.
Nirmal Satra said students of the camp were asked to help the local people during any emergency situation. “A large number of people died following the snake bite at our locality so I attentively listened and took note how to help a snake bite persons, said Piya Mandal, a camp attendant of Sandeshkhali area.
Pinaki Ranjan Kshetrapal said they have urged the students to aware people for donating blood in summer during the crisis of blood.
Pinaki Ranjan Kshetrapal, counselor and general secretary of the BJYRCU said around 250 persons participated in the camp. Several trainers including doctors attended the camps to develop a sense of social responsibility among the participants.
Most of the youths and school boys came from the Sunderbans areas and got training in first aid including dressing, bandage. Trainers also aware the camp goers on wounds and hemorrhage, respirator system, artificial respiration(practice), burns and scalds, fracture, asphyxia and shock.
Abu Sayed Mandal, one of the organiser said students and youths were much interested to learn those subjects as there were lack of doctors and paramedic staffs at their locality.
Nirmal Satra said students of the camp were asked to help the local people during any emergency situation. “A large number of people died following the snake bite at our locality so I attentively listened and took note how to help a snake bite persons, said Piya Mandal, a camp attendant of Sandeshkhali area.
Pinaki Ranjan Kshetrapal said they have urged the students to aware people for donating blood in summer during the crisis of blood.
