BITL: Before It’s Too Late - ‘Simple step to save a life’

Project BITL , organized by the Rotaract club of University of Peradeniya was a first time experience for its participants. The main purpose of the project was to bring forth the essential skills and knowledge on first aid to ensure daily safety in domestic and other surroundings specially during these harsh times where people are mostly confined to their homes and going to a hospital is somewhat restricted.

The event was conducted as a webinar on 28^th of November 2020 via zoom and facebook live and it was carried out almost for 2 hours with an active engagement of more than 300 participants.

Resource persons for the event were Dr.Saman Nanayakkara - consultant anaesthetist at teaching hospital Peradeniya ,Ms.Pushpa Ramyani Zoysa - National coordinator of accident services at National Hospital Sri lanka , Dr.Asela Rathnayaka - specialist in sports medicine at National Hospital Kandy.  

   

The combination of these three experts provided a number-one discussion for the audience.The main focus of the discussion was about the management and prevention of accidental situations we face in our daily routine.The live demonstration of CPR and management of other main injuries was a spotlight of the discussion which gave a real life experience through a virtual event.

After the discussion , the participants also had the opportunity to clarify their doubts and improve the knowledge they had on first aid through the Q & A session which was conducted afterwards.An E - certificate and a valuable booklet containing the summary of the session was also provided to all the members of the audience.

The event was a phenomenal success that was exposed by the great feedback given by the participants which made sure that they believed the event provided them a basic first aid knowledge to make a huge difference in their lives in managing accidents and preventing them from happening in the future.