Workshop On Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS)

IQ City Medical College, Durgapur organised a dedicated Workshop on Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) on 9th April 2025 — a one-day hands-on training programme designed to equip students and healthcare participants with the foundational skills needed to respond confidently to cardiac emergencies.

The workshop was formally inaugurated with a lamp-lighting ceremony, where senior faculty and distinguished guests set the tone for a day of purposeful, practical learning. The session was structured to bridge the gap between classroom knowledge and real-world emergency response, giving participants the opportunity to practise critical BCLS techniques under direct expert guidance.

Throughout the day, participants trained intensively on adult and infant mannequins, practising chest compressions, rescue breathing, and airway management — the core pillars of Basic Cardiac Life Support. Faculty instructors moved through the room in small groups, offering real-time corrections and encouragement, ensuring every participant developed both confidence and correct technique. The image of students leaning over mannequins in focused silence, guided by instructors crouching alongside them, captured the depth of engagement that defined the day.

A particularly notable feature of the workshop was the inclusion of infant CPR training, where participants practised the precise, two-finger compression technique used in paediatric emergencies — a skill that is often overlooked in standard training but can be life-saving in clinical and community settings alike.

The BCLS workshop was held as part of a broader two-day cardiac life support programme at IQ City Medical College, with the Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) workshop following on 10th and 11th April 2025. Together, the two programmes offered participants a comprehensive grounding in emergency cardiac care — from first response to advanced intervention.

At IQ City Medical College, we believe that every future doctor must be prepared to act in a crisis, not just theorise about it. Workshops like BCLS are an integral part of building that readiness from the very beginning of a medical career.