Lifeline Foundation Vadodara

Lifeline Foundation
Formation01 July, 2002
FoundersDr Subroto Das and Sushmita Das
TypeNon-governmental organization
FocusEmergency medical services, trauma care, first aid training
Location
  • Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Region served
India
WebsiteOfficial Website

Lifeline Foundation is a Vadodara-based nonprofit organisation focusing on emergency medical services, highway trauma care, and first aid training. The foundation was established in 2002 by Dr Subroto Das and Sushmita Das following a life-threatening road accident.

Highway Rescue Project

An example of the boards on National and State highways set up by the Lifeline Foundation under its Highway Rescue Project.

The foundation's initial initiative was the Highway Rescue Project. After experiencing a severe road accident with delayed medical intervention, the founders established a network of ambulances, cranes, hospitals, and blood banks along national and state highways. In 2002, they launched an Accident Helpline Service initially covering 263 kilometres of National Highway 8 between Ahmedabad and Surat in Gujarat.[1][2]

The project was subsequently integrated into the disaster mitigation plans of the Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority and expanded to include highways in Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Kerala, and West Bengal.[3]

Public Health Initiatives

A bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training session being conducted by the Lifeline Foundation.

Lifeline Foundation conducts community-based public health interventions, including training citizens in Vadodara in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and basic first aid. This initiative has involved training traffic attendants, airport officials, transport personnel, and staff of the Vadodara Municipal Corporation.[4][5]

Recognition

In 2015, the Tata Institute of Social Sciences published an impact assessment study noting the foundation's role in developing highway rescue response models in India.[6]

For his work through the foundation, co-founder Dr. Subroto Das was awarded the Padma Shri in 2017 by the Government of India.[7][8] The foundation was also featured on the television program Kaun Banega Crorepati in 2017.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Indian doctor's road safety revolution". August 2, 2004 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  2. ↑ Ramanathan, Gayatri (August 30, 2007). "Subroto Das | This doctor extends a Lifeline to highway accident victims". mint.
  3. ↑ Menon, Amarnath K. (October 31, 2005). "Gujarat couple's initiative on 24-hour accident helpline becomes model for India". India Today.
  4. ↑ "VMC staffers start CPR training". July 10, 2017 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
  5. ↑ "Lifeline Foundation attempts world record". November 14, 2017 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
  6. ↑ "Highway rescue and trauma care" (PDF). www.axisbankfoundation.org.
  7. ↑ "Padma Awards". padmaawards.gov.in.
  8. ↑ "List of Padma awardees 2017". January 25, 2017 – via www.thehindu.com.
  9. ↑ Team, DNA Web. "Kaun Banega Crorepati 9: Amitabh Bachchan's 'Pink' co-star Taapsee Pannu to be the special guest this Friday!". DNA India.
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