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Emergency Please! When there is fire, cut down the electricity, cut off the oxygen, call the fire brigade, shout 'Emergency Please.' for others in the building to know. The watchwords are do not panic, please assemble in the ground, do not rush, do not run, walk briskly, use the staircase. Be confident, but not overconfident and do not try to do things that are not in your hands. You have just three minutes to evacuate the building. Besides helping yourselves you have ample time to help other men, women, pregnant women, old people and handicapped, provided you have undergone good training. Presently, fire safety and emergency programs are only voluntary and so not all companies or buildings show interest in training their employees. As far as fire safety knowledge is concerned, untrained people are hazardous to others. On the other side, though people are highly educated they are not serious about fire safety. Mishaps do not happen everywhere and so the importance given to learning about safety norms are lacking. Educating oneself about how to react when there is fire in the building is essential. One should know what should be done? What not to be done? All that is necessary is interest and initiative. Carlton towers is not the only building that is poorly maintained. Thousands of buildings in Bangalore have unsafe electrical equipments and poor insulations. One does not know when and what will happen in such buildings. Many building owners are not at all bothered about fire safety norms. And they do not spend money on educating people. In future, the government should implement rules that every student should have a certification on fire safety and emergency so as to take up jobs after school or college. Also the Government should be serious in assessing buildings and ensure punitive measures are taken if safety norms are violated.
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HEALTH IS WEALTH Lifestyle changes – Benefits and Vita Life Simple tips Clinic By Dr. Sadiq Ahmed MBBS, PGDHs, MHs –Diabetology, General Physician / Diabetologist
----------For this intervention is needed, An intervention is any act that is taken to improve the quality of care provided to patients with a specified condition. * Prevention and delay the onset of diseases life Diabetes, high BP Benefits of lifestyle modification are: *Helps to achieve, better glycaemic control, lipid, BP control *Keep fit and healthy, gives a sense of wellbeing *Improves insulin sensitivity *Improved quality of life *More efficient use of resources *Good service and patient satisfaction *We should keep in mind that Sedentary lifestyle, smoking and drinking are independent modifiable risk factor for diabetes, hypertension , etc, *Alcohol – consumed by mankind over 5,000 yrsModeration is the key*Response of diabetic individual to alcohol is usually unpredictable. - Hypo (or) Normal (or) Hyper glycaemia Alcohol and Diabetes/hypertension In excess * Blocks glucose production by liver and induces Hypo glycaemia * Drug interaction cause malabsorption, altered nutrient metabolism and malnutrition * HTN In moderation * May induce improved insulin sensitivity * May reduce risk of CVD Stress plays an important role in increase/aggravating chances of Diabetes/hypertension hence to eliminate or reduce stress behavioral modification , breathing exercises, relaxation therapy, physical exercises, yoga should be practiced regularly * Community based recommendation in LSM include Reducing access to elevators & escalators, replacing stairs in readily accessible position. Promotion of cycle lanes, walking tracks, televised fitness programs, fitness centres, work place programs. Increased awareness of foods low in fat, sugar and calories, Re-introducing traditional food items, * Improving the accessibility & affordability of health foods * Easy availability of healthy food items * Promoting healthy food choices such as weddings, social gatherings, meetings & functions. Not conductive for healthy life style . . . . Fast food restaurants. Attractive ads on calorie rich foods, like pizzas, sugar sweetened drinks, soft drinks chocolates. Addictions – TV serials, video games, Computer games, frequency eating out, Smoking, alcohol consumption Life style changes starts from Womb . . . . . “Pray to god not for the life you want but for the strength to live the life you have been given”
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MIND WORKS-24 Our Words Create our World
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----------Two young friends Ram and Shyam were playing in their village courtyard in evening hours. That day they were practicing climbing of different branches of a large sized tree. It was monsoon season. Strong and gusty winds appeared all of a sudden. The branches supporting them started swinging heavily creating panic to both Ram and Shyam. Mothers of these boys came out of their homes. Both were panic stricken when they saw the plight of their children. One of them shouted out in panic, “ Ram, don't fall down. Don't panic.” The other mother was a little more composed and called out to her son, “ Shyam, hold the branch tightly and come down safely.” Do you know what happened? On hearing his mother's words, Ram got in to further panic' resulting in his losing his grip from the branches and falling down to the ground and sustaining injuries. Then what about Shyam? On hearing his mother's words, he followed the instructions unconsciously. He could hold on to the branches till the gusty wind stopped and managed to get down safely. What is the reason for these two different outcomes of their mothers' interventions? The words uttered by their respective mothers made the difference, making one child to fall down and helping the other to tide over the situation safely. One needs to be aware that the images and internal dialogues/feelings created by the words, “don't fall down” and “don't get in to panic” are sufficient to create just opposite response from the child to what was intended. This is how our subconscious processes work over which we have no direct control. It is therefore necessary to monitor the words we use repeatedly in our daily life in all our conversations, comments and commands. When parents tell their children not to watch T V, they are in fact reinforcing the desire of the child to do the opposite. It would be far more beneficial if parents attempt to suggest the child what the child is supposed to do at that time rather than telling her what Photo of the Week
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This column is written by U K Athikkal, a Life Skill Coach and a Certified Trainer and Practitioner of N L P. He can be contacted at ukathikkal@yahoo.co.in
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