About AETCM

Academy for Emergency, Trauma & Critical Care Medicine · a charitable trust

The Academy for Emergency, Trauma & Critical Care Medicine (AETCM) was founded on 4 May 2016 by Dr Gireesh Kumar K. P. as a free medical education initiative, together with alumni of the Department of Emergency Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi. AETCM is a charitable trust, and Dr Gireesh Kumar K. P., now Principal of Amrita School of Medicine, Kochi, is its Director.

Milestones

  1. 2016AETCM founded on 4 May 2016.
  2. 2018The AETCM Emergency Medicine YouTube channel launched in October 2018.
  3. 2019 HEARTBEATS 2019, an American Heart Association Hands-Only CPR training held at the CIAL Convention Centre, Nedumbassery, Kochi, on 16 November 2019, set the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the most people to complete CPR training in 8 hours (28,523 people). Dr Gireesh Kumar K. P. was part of organising the event during his tenure as Professor and Head of the Department of Emergency Medicine, Amrita School of Medicine, and his students and faculty contributed to the milestone. The event was organised by the Indian Medical Association Cochin, Angels International Foundation and the District Legal Services Authority, in association with the Ernakulam District Administration.
    HEARTBEATS 2019 certificate of participation issued to Dr Gireesh Kumar K. P., 16 November 2019, with the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS certificate for the most people to complete CPR training in 8 hours
    Certificate of participation, HEARTBEATS 2019 (16 November 2019). Tap to view full size.
  4. 2026The AETCM Emergency Medicine channel is listed second in Feedspot's Emergency Medicine YouTubers in 2026, with nearly half a million subscribers.

Published: 14 November 2026 · Academy for Emergency, Trauma & Critical Care Medicine (AETCM)