Indian Navy Trains Non-Medical Personnel For COVID-19 Emergency
In view of the surge in COVID-19 cases, the Southern Naval Command of the Indian Navy is training its nonmedical personnel to work as force multipliers in times of emergencies. “Indian Navy starts training of non-medical personnel as BattleField Nursing Assistant (BFNA) at INS Venduruthy under #SNC consequent to the resurgence in Covid19 pandemic”, a Defence spokesman said in a tweet on Tuesday. He said currently 80 Indian Navy personnel are being trained every week to augment the BFNA team, so as to be battle-ready to assist the civil society in its fight against COVID-19. They are trained in primary nursing, he said. Last year, the COVID core working group of Southern Naval Command had prepared a Training Capsule for BFNA to train nonmedical personnel. This included basic concepts of hand hygiene, donning and doffing of PPE, the concept of biomedical waste management, and carriage of casualty. Simple strategies for infection prevention were also dealt with in this course, sources said.
ABOUT COVI-19 PANDEMIC
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus.
Most people infected with the COVID-19 virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment. Older people, and those with underlying medical problems like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer are more likely to develop serious illness.
The best way to prevent and slow down transmission is to be well informed about the COVID-19 virus, the disease it causes and how it spreads. Protect yourself and others from infection by washing your hands or using an alcohol based rub frequently and not touching your face.
