On 12th Nov, 2010, a terrible bomb ripped through the C.I.D. office in Karachi. Amidst the chaos, two medical students, with a passion for trauma and trained in first response reached the site as First Responders. Being the only medical personnel on site, they made an effort to appropriately manage the remaining victims. However, the gross mismanagement and manhandling of bomb blast victims they witnessed at the bomb site perturbed them.
They put their heads together with three other colleagues, all trained in first response, to come up with a solution. They needed to overcome the many challenges faced in a scene of trauma. The lack of trained personnel, the constant tussle between rival ambulance agencies for dead bodies, the lack of proper on-site trauma support, the mishandling by the initial interveners...
Today, FRIP has taught hundreds of medical students to save lives, and spread the knowledge of first response so that we may reduce the morbidity and mortality of trauma in Pakistan.
On 12th Nov, 2010, a terrible bomb ripped through the C.I.D. office in Karachi. Amidst the chaos, two medical students, with a passion for trauma and trained in first response reached the site as First Responders. Being the only medical personnel on site, they made an effort to appropriately manage the remaining victims. However, the gross mismanagement and manhandling of bomb blast victims they witnessed at the bomb site perturbed them.