Overview

• The Uttar Pradesh government will launch a CPR and first-aid training campaign on May 27 at Medanta Hospital in Lucknow, marking World Emergency Medicine Day.
• Over 1,200 Rapido bike taxi captains will be trained in a single day to serve as first responders during emergencies, particularly road accidents.
• The initiative, organized by SACTEM in collaboration with Rapido, will feature medical experts from 16 states and focus on equipping participants with critical life-saving techniques.
• Training will cover CPR methods, bleeding control, use of first-aid kits, emergency protocols, and traffic safety measures to enhance road safety response capabilities.
• India records over 150,000 road accident deaths annually, with many preventable through timely first aid; this campaign aims to build a robust network of community lifesavers.