New Delhi: The RG Kar horrific incident has led to Fortis hospital opting for training female staff in self – defence techniques. The self defence training will be imparted by the Delhi police and female doctors, nurses and paramedics will be trained. The training session will be for a week and has been started at Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, with the Parivartan Cell of Delhi Police where over 120 female employees of the facility are learning essential self-defense skills. The hospital officials said the training session runs for two-and-a-half hours with two batches comprising 120 staff members. “Our target is to encourage all female staff which is over 600 in numbers,” a hospital official added.
The hospital said its medical staff will be trained over the next seven days in a variety of self-defense techniques. “These techniques include punches, elbow strikes, blocking, eye attacks, and methods to escape from hair and hand grips. Additionally, the training will cover the effective use of everyday items as improvised weapons, ensuring that the participants are prepared to defend themselves in any situation,” the hospital said