HOME GUARD CONDUCT COURSE IN FIRST AID BANDAGES AND EMERGENCY RESCUE METHODS

The Officers and staff of Goa Home Guards and Civil Defence Organization conducted courses in Bandages and Emergency Rescue Methods of evacuating casualties with the help of demonstration which included Human Crutch, double human crutch, cradle method, Pick a back, pick a back reverse, 2 handed seat, 3 handed seat, 4 handed seat and others at the Scouts and Guides patrol leaders camp organized by Tiswadi District Scouts and Guides Association  at Bal Bharati Vidhya Mandir Raibandar on August 24, 2012.

Headmistress of  Sister  Clarina Gonsalves of St Tereza’s High School St. Estevam who is also the Vice President of the Scouts and Guides, Tiswadi District  and Secretary Shri Durgadas gaonkar along with Shri Krishnanath Chopdekar was also present also present.

The District Chief Commissioner of Bharat Scouts and Guides , Tiswadi District who is also the Honorary Company Commander Home Guards Shri John Aguiar stressed on the basics of as to what practically should be done by public at the time of disasters. He emphasized on the need to become part of solution than becoming part of problem. Introducing the organization to students Shri Aguiar said that Home guards were first raised in Bombay to assist the Police in controlling Civil Disturbances and communal riots. Subsequently, this concept of a voluntary citizen's force as auxiliary to the Police for maintenance of law & order and for meeting emergencies like floods, fires, famines, etc. was adopted by several other States. In the wake of Chinese Aggression in 1962, the Centre advised the states and Union Territories to merge their existing voluntary Organizations into one all -India force known as "Home Guards" which would be voluntary both in concept and character. The Home Guards Organisation was started in Goa in the year, 1967 and the same was functioning under Goa Police Department. He urged the every citizens specially the students above 18 years of age to come forward and join the Civil Defence organistion and serve the nation.

The students were given training in rescue techniques, bandages,  knots and how to handle casualty etc. 

The course was conducted by Instructors Platoon Commanders Shri Suresh Patekar and Shri Uday Kurtarkar, Sergeant Shri Anand Naik, Home Guards Shri Laximan Harmalkar, Shri Tukaram Harmalkar and Shri Narayan Pagi .