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Promotion...
Rashtriya
Life Saving Society (India) continues to promote awareness in lifesaving, first aid and road safety and has carried out more than 1000 demonstrations to promote awareness in first aid and life saving besides, training first aiders and lifesavers. In May 2000, RLSS (I) conducted its first "Lifeguard" Course and in December 2000, following a spate of deaths by drowning, the Pune Municipal Corporation appointed the Society its "Honorary Consultant" for safer swimming in Pune. The Society has conducted over 200 courses to date [Nov 06], having trained volunteers in a number of towns in the country. In the process the Society has trained over 8000 first aid volunteers, lifesavers and lifeguards countrywide. For a country of our size this number should have been in lakhs but lack of resources has prevented us from training more. In Pune alone, more than 2500 first aiders, lifesavers and lifeguards, who are operatiing at various swimming venues, contributing to safer swimming for all. A large portion of the lifesaving training deals with "First Aid". Consequently, an RLSS (I) trained individual is not only useful and effective in water but also on land. Through its lifesaving and first aid education programme, RLSS (I) aspires to lead the way in community education and safety in the country.
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