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 Imagine
seeing the human body inside out! This is just one of the few attractions
at the Medi Expo 2000 KMC, a Mega Medical Exhibition organised
by the Kilpauk Medical College (KMC).
The KMC campus is in a festive mood. This is the first time KMC
is organising this exhibition. Medi Expo is considered the biggest
such event to take place in the city in the past twenty years.
Most exhibits are specimens collected and preserved in the KMC
over the years. While the posters and banners could have been better,
there are interesting exhibits like the model of a Futuristic
Man, the Illizaov Limp Lengthening Equipment, (which
helps add four inches to the height of an individual within twenty
days) and the superimposition of the skull in the Forensic Department.
 Services
offered include:
Free counselling on AIDS
Master Health Check up for Rs 100/-
Dental Check up for school children
Multi media display on issues related to public health
Blood grouping and typing
Address: Kilpauk Medical College, Poonamallee
High Road, Kilpauk,
Chennai - 600 010.
Phone: 641 2979
TRAUMA
CARE CONSORTIUM
 The
first of its kind in India, this non-profit organisation facilitates
emergency movement of road accident victims to hospitals. From April
1996 to May 2000, Trauma Care Consortium (TCC) has been instrumental
in assisting over 2500 accident victims. The 24 hour, free road-accident
rescue service, working in tandem with the Chennai City Traffic
Police, can be accessed by all, phone 823 0700.
With a fleet of 16 vehicles, linked through a wireless network
and trained paramedics on board, the victims are ensured immediate
medication with the help of life-saving drugs and equipment on board.
The ambulances are stationed at strategic locations in the city
to minimise response time in reaching the accident spots. In
44% of the cases, TCC ambulances reached the scene of the
accident in less than five minutes.
| Time in
Minutes |
Number
of Times reached |
Percentage |
| <= 5 |
1136 |
44.22 % |
| 6 to 10 |
742 |
28.88 % |
| 11 to 15 |
383 |
14.91 % |
| 16 to 20 |
176 |
6.85 % |
| 21 and > |
132 |
5.14 % |
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Annual membership schemes are also available at Rs 365/- per person.
Members get treatment of up to Rs 25,000/- at TCC Associate
Hospitals, without having to pay up-front. The service also has
a large voluntary blood donor database, assuring safe blood supply
at any time.
With TCC's "Good Samaritan" approach, emergency care will
most certainly have the edge that was missing for so long.
Address: # 1, Raman Street, T. Nagar, Chennai - 600 017
Phone: 824 0311 /12 /13 /14 /15
Fax: 44 823 07 / 02
URL: www.traumacare.org.in
| Author : Anish George Varghese |
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