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	India: Sikkim Schools to Include Disaster Management in Syllabus
	Gangtok: Sikkim chief minister Pawan Chamling Wednesday December 18 announced the introduction of a full subject on Disaster Management as well as Moral Science in school syllabi from the coming session. The chief minister was addressing the Orientation Programme on National School Safety programme here at Chintan Bhawan Wednesday. The programme, jointly organised by Sikkim State Disaster Management Authority, Land Revenue and Disaster Management Department and Human Resource and Development Department, government of Sikkim, aimed at sensitizing school authorities on the various safety aspects of disaster management, mitigation and prep
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	India: Emergency Operation Drill at Ahmedabad Airport
	Ahmedabad: To check the preparedness of all the departments of the airport, an emergency operations drill was carried out at the airport on Tuesday December 17. The two-hour operation began at 3.30 pm. After a 30 minute emergency drill, an hour-long debriefing was held with all officials. Staff from the CISF and the airport fire brigade along with the medical staff from the Civil Hospital, Apollo Hospital, Chandramani Hospital, and Rajasthan Hospital participated in the drill. "According to the mandatory requirements, all airports must conduct an emergency operation drill every two years," said R K Singh, the airport dir
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	India: Trauma Care Becomes Casualty at NIMHANS
	Bangalore: With just two CT scan machines for over 120 to 150 patients who pour in every day, the casualty ward of National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) has a perpetually long queue of patients. Most of them are severe trauma injuries waiting for medical attention. Being the only largest trauma centre in Bangalore, the Institute is grappling to handle the situation. The NIMHANS casualty ward has 90 per cent of patients requiring a CT scan, resulting in greater waiting periods. One of the latest to be affected by delayed emergency treatment was Jyothi Uday. After she was brutalised at the ATM kiosk, she was brought t
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	India: Sinabung Emergency Response Extended until January 4
	Jakarta: The emergency response to the eruption of Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra has been extended until January 4, 2014 as the volcano still shows signs of increased activity, National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) spokesperson said on December 22 Sunday. "The Volcanology and Geology Disaster Mitigation Center (PVMBG) is still imposing an exclusion zone within a 5-kilometer radius from the mounts peak," Head of BNPB Data and Information Center Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said in a written statement here on December 22. As many as 18,166 residents (5,644 family heads) have been evacuated. They are taking refuge in 31 different posts.
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	India: Max Institute to Conduct Emergency Medicine Examination
	New Delhi: The Max Institute of Medical Excellence has signed an agreement with Britain's College of Emergency Medicine for conducting an examination which tests the level of expertise of a doctor wishing to enter the field of emergency medicine, a release said December 23 Monday. Emergency medicine is a medical speciality involving care for adult and paediatric patients with acute illnesses or injuries which require immediate medical attention. The examination called Membership Examination of the College of Emergency Medicine (MCEM) tests the level of expertise necessary for entry into higher specialist training in emergency medicine.
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India: Sikkim Schools to Include Disaster Management in Syllabus

India: Emergency Operation Drill at Ahmedabad Airport

India: Trauma Care Becomes Casualty at NIMHANS

India: Sinabung Emergency Response Extended until January 4

India: Max Institute to Conduct Emergency Medicine Examination

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