Events & Updates | First Advanced Pediatric Emergency Medicine Department in North Malabar Inaugurated at Kannur Baby Memorial Hospital

Creating new history in the field of emergency treatment for children, North Malabar's first complete Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) department and Kutti Doctor, an innovative health program designed for school students, have started operations at Kannur Baby Memorial Hospital.

The Pediatric Emergency Department has been set up under the Emergency Department with the aim of providing specialized care in emergency situations to save the lives of children. All the latest services like Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Orthopedics, Pediatric Nephrology, Pediatric Critical Care, Pediatric Airway Management, Pediatric Interventional Airway are available here under one roof. Kutti Doctor is a project to prepare children to help in emergency situations. In emergencies that occur in schools.

This is a social initiative that enables students to intervene appropriately and provide First Aid. Two students who are members of the Student Life Cadet (SPC) from 40 schools of Kannur district will be selected at random and given scientific emergency medical training by the B.M.A.C. expert team. The children who have received this training will work as child doctors in the schools.

Young Inspiration Master Kevin graced the inauguration ceremony of both the projects at Kannur Baby Memorial Hospital. Baby Hospital Kannur Cluster CEO Niroop Mundayadan, Kumari Jessa Khalid, selected children and doctors joined hands to symbolically inaugurate the Kutti Doctor project. The goal of Kannur Baby Memorial Hospital is not only to provide the best treatment, but also to implement innovative projects to ensure the health safety of Kannur.

The establishment of a special pediatric emergency medicine department for the emergency treatment of children will enable children in North Malabar to receive timely and urgent care. In addition, the child doctor program, which trains school students to deal with emergency situations and provide first aid, is a great example of social responsibility. Through such initiatives, we will be able to create a safe environment for children and also shape a new generation who can save the lives of others in emergency situations, said Niroop Mundayadan, CEO, Baby Memorial Hospital Kannur Cluster.Baby Hospital Kannur Cluster CMS Dr. Muhammad Abdul Nasser E.K welcomed the gathering. Chief Consultant and Medical Administrator Dr. Kannan A.S  explained about the working of Pediatric emergency medicine. The activities of the Emergency Medicine V section were explained. Dr. Prasad Kumar, Senior Consultant, Pediatric Critical Care, extended his best wishes.

Dr. Nitin Akkal, Chief and Consultant, Department of Emergency Medicine, expressed his gratitude. Young Inspiration Master Kevin, CEO, Kannur Cluster, Baby Hospital, Kannur, Niroop Mundayadan, Youngest (CPR) Awareness Influencer, Jessa Khalid, Baby Hospital, Kannur Cluster CMS Dr. Mohammed Abdul Nasser E.K, Chief Consultant and Medical Administrator, Dr. Kannan A.S, Chief, Department of Emergency Medicine, Dr. Nitin Akkal, Senior Consultant, Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology, Dr. Prasad Kumar, participated and spoke at the inauguration ceremony of both the projects held at Kannur Baby Memorial Hospital.