Specialists call for awareness on CPR

Immediate care can reduce cardiac arrest deaths Only 1 in 10 persons survives a cardiac arrest

Banjara Hills: Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital organised training sessions through special demonstrations by expert doctors who trained people in chest compression technique at the main entrance of KBR Park here on Tuesday.

Using live and artificial models, the expert doctors team led by Dr Basanth Rayani, HOD, Anesthesiology, BIACH&RI and Dr Vibhavari Naik, Consultant Anesthesiologist demonstrated the technique to the public.

The Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists (ISA) and Indian Resuscitation Council (IRC) initiated a campaign to create awareness about resuscitation in the public.

As part of the programme 1,00,000 people all over the country were trained in Compression-Only Life Support (COLS). The demonstration was held between 6.30 a.m. to 8.30 p.m.

Further the hospital has also organised a day long training session in the hospital.

Doctors say that only 1 in 10 persons survives a cardiac arrest.
The survival rate can be improved by providing immediate care to a person during cardiac arrest through three simple steps – by calling 108, starting chest compressions early and shifting the patient to the nearest medical facility.

Dr RV Prabhakar Rao, CEO, BIACH&RI said that a person with such knowledge could save precious lives during such situations created by stroke or by providing first aid immediately.

Having one such person in a house hold can save a life, he added.

The program was attended by Dr RV Prabhakar Rao, CEO, BIACH&RI; G Ravi Kumar, COO, BIACH&RI; Dr Kalpana Raghunath, MS, BIACH&RI along para-medical and non medical staff of the hospital.