Plastic Surgery Day observed                                               15th July, 2013

DMCH  observed Plastic Surgery Day by oganizing a ‘Fire Safety’ workshop for school children in Dumra Auditorium. Around 50 children from Rajinder Public School, Durgapuri and Government School for Girl, Haibowal Kalan attended the workshop. The workshop introduced participants to the fundamentals and practice of Burns Prevention & Fire Safety.

Secretary Sh Prem Kumar Gupta expressed his conceren for educating young children about adopting various measures to to be adopted to prevent fire accidents. Principal Dr Daljit Singh told the students to grasp every bit of information being given to them during the workshop, so that they can share the knowledge with their friends and family at home. Fire prevention and safety education are fundamental ways to protect your family from fire danger. Each one of us should take the time to learn what to do in case fire breaks out in your home, said Dr Daljit Singh. A booklet on ‘Burns Prevention & Fire Safety’ was also released during the occasion.

During the workshop, Dr Sanjeev Uppal (Professor & Head of Plastic Surgery & Presdident-NZAPSI) demonstarted a list of quick, easily implemented fire safety tips and prevention measures to help them to ensure that their family is safe and protected from harm at all times. He emphaized that fire prevention is the best defense against fires and burn injuries and is key to home fire safety. 

Mr. Hemant Ohri, Fire Officer, DMCH trianed the students about the usage of fire extinguishers. In his lecture, Mr Ohri said that the use of a fire extinguisher in the hands of a trained adult can be a life and property saving tool. However, a majority of adults have not had fire extinguisher training and may not know how and when to use them. Fire extinguisher use requires a sound decision making process and training on their proper use and maintenance. Dr Rajinder Mittal (Treasurer- NZAPSI) & Dr Ramneesh Garg from Department of Plastic Surgery that different types of fires require different types of extinguishers. For example, a grease fire and an electrical fire require the use of different extinguishing agents to be effective and safely put the fire out. Basically, there are five different types of extinguishing agents. Most fire extinguishers display symbols to show the kind of fire on which they are to be used.The students were also given a chance to practically show the usage of fire extinguishers incase of breakdown of fire.