Ludhiana, September 27
With a view to making standardised care available to critically ill children in Punjab, the first workshop on Pediatric Emergencies was hosted by Dayanand Medical College and Hospital in the Dumra Auditorium here yesterday.
The event was organised under the aegis of newly formed intensive care Chapter of Indian Academy of Pediatrics (Punjab). Dr Daljit Singh, Principal and Professor of Pediatrics, DMCH is the President of the chapter. More than 100 pediatricians from all over the state gathered to get benefited from scientific sessions and a workshop.
The conference was inaugurated by Dr L.S. Chawla, ex Vice-Chancellor, Baba Farid University of Health Sciences and former Principal, DMCH. Dr B.K. Jain, Professor and Head, Department of Pediatrics, DMCH delivered the welcome address.
In his address, Dr Chawla appreciated activities and efforts of pediatricians of Ludhiana. He emphasized on the importance of requirement of ICUs for good Pediatric care with quality infrastructure in the hospitals. He also said that not only medical and para- medical staff but common men should also be trained in resuscitation of patients.
In his speech, Mr Amrit Nagpal, secretary, managing society of the DMCH said that child was the most beautiful creation of God and their well being should be taken care of .
Dr Rakesh Gupta, secretary, Intensive Care Chapter read out the report which revealed that the new initiative has received enthusiastic response and 70 pediatricians from all over the Punjab have already got themselves registered with the new chapter. The aim is to raise the standards of Pediatric Intensive Care all over the state and to keep the pediatricians abreast of the latest developments, he disclosed.
Dr Daljit Singh said that not only the infrastructure, there was a need to train medical and para medical staff in the intensive care. He also added that paediatric care was available at a very few centres in the state.
At DMCH a five-bed paediatric ICU, a well-equipped with pulse oximeters, non-invasive BP monitors, cardiac monitors with defibrillators, oxygen analysers, veny etc has been operational since 1999.
Dr Sukhmeet, Treasurer of Intensive Care Chapter and Dr S.C. Chopra, Dean Academics, DMCH also graced the occasion. Dr Puneet A. Pooni, Joint Secretary of the newly formed chapter delivered the vote of thanks.
The first lecture ‘Critically ill child, approach and Management’ was delivered by Dr Daljit Singh, in which he emphasized on the need for quick evaluation, anticipation and timely intervention in emergency situations. Categorisation, according to the physiological status is very important in the first few minutes and treatment should be given accordingly to the patient.
Dr Parvati Iyer from Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi delivered a talk on ‘Sedation and Analgesics for Pediatric Procedures.’ She said that it was previously unrecognized that children felt pain like adults. Even if they are unable to complain about it, there is a need to increase efforts to alleviate pain in children.
Dr Suresh Gupta from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi delivered a talk on ‘Practical Approach to Management of Childhood Poisonings.’ He stressed on the need for public awareness about the dangers and safe keeping of house holds poisons from children. He said that the best treatment of poisoning was its prevention.
The conference concluded with a skill workshop in which practical training was given to delegates on Airway management, Oxygen therapy and its monitoring devices, Central venous access and arterial cannulation, trauma resuscitation ,spine stabilization and office emergency procedures.
