17-05-2025
Judges in Delhi undergo trauma life support training to improve emergency response during road accidents
New Delhi: More than 50 judges from Delhi's South and Southeast district courts participated in a basic
trauma life support training
on Saturday. The initiative, coinciding with the eighth UN Global Road Safety Week, focused on improving their emergency response capabilities for road accidents.
At the Saket district court complex, SaveLIFE Foundation conducted the training through its Jeevan Rakshak programme. South District Legal Services Authority and World Health Organization collaborated to organise the session, emphasising the need for enhanced trauma response skills among non-medical first responders.
Annually, India records approximately 1.72 lakh road crash fatalities. Typically, bystanders and police personnel are first to reach accident sites.
Swift bystander action, from emergency service notification to basic care provision, can significantly reduce casualties and prevent condition deterioration.
Studies indicate that proper first response during the "golden hour" can decrease mortality by 30%. Despite PCR units often arriving first and judicial officers' involvement in legal proceedings, both groups lack comprehensive trauma response training.
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The training equipped judicial officers with vital life-saving techniques, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), bleeding control and cervical spine immobilisation. Additional instruction covered emergency recognition, victim assessment and interaction, scene safety management and airway management.
Dr B Mohammed Asheel, national professional officer (injuries, disabilities, assistive technology and rehabilitation) at WHO, said, "Strengthening first response capacity across all sectors is essential to reducing preventable deaths and disabilities caused by road traffic injuries.
By including judicial officers in this training, we are promoting a multi-sectoral approach to emergency care — one that integrates legal awareness, public health and life-saving action.
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The programme included training for high-risk scenarios like choking, emphasising the "golden hour's" importance in victim survival. The participants received briefings on good Samaritan law, implementation protocols, judicial interpretations and case studies.
Shail Jain, district and sessions judge at South district, said, "This training marks a meaningful step towards enhancing the responsiveness and empathy of the justice system. By learning life-saving trauma response skills, judicial officers are better equipped to understand the realities on the ground and support the broader goal of saving lives."
Vivek Kumar Agarwal, secretary of South DLSA, said, "Judicial officers are not just custodians of the law but often find themselves in positions where a basic understanding of emergency response can save lives."
The training was also attended by Nivedita Anil Sharma, district and sessions judge in South district, and Piyush Tewari, founder and CEO of SaveLIFE Foundation.
