Berhampur: When the doctor is not around, even a common man with proper training and knowledge can save the life of a patient in critical minutes of cardiac arrest, medical experts said.
Although survival rates are poor for the patients with cardiac arrest, timely and appropriate resuscitation and successful implementation of post-cardiac arrest care lead to improved survival outcomes.
A training programme on cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was conducted Wednesday morning, on the occasion of ‘World Anesthesia Day’, by the department of Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Critical Care of MKCG Medical College and Hospital.
The medical experts created awareness and trained a huge gathering of people, outside the out patients department (OPD), on reactivation of a heart which is gradually on the verge of ceasure, reports said.
Notably, the theme of this year was ‘Restart a Heart’, supported by a campaign to raise awareness about the crucial role of anesthetists in resuscitation. All citizens of the world can save a life, by following basic rules of three ‘Cs’ (check, call and compress) and all that is needed is just two hands, the experts advised.
However, any kind of dysfunction of heart due to cardiac arrest and abnormalities in the nervous system results in short-supply of blood to brain, heart and kidney, maximum within 4 to 5 minutes.
The patient in cardiac arrest badly suffers from shortage of oxygen and dies out in due course. In such a critical situation, anyone can support resuscitation of the patient by putting external and rhythmic pressure on heart, with fingers of two palms crossed.
Worthy to note, eight to ten people die due to cardiac arrest and timely support of CPR can improve the chances of survival of six to seven patients. “We are taking up massive awareness campaign on ‘Restart a Heart’ programme for creating public awareness. More such programmes will be conducted at different schools, colleges, offices and public places”, the department head Prof Debaprasad Mohanty said.
The training programme was participated by Dean-cum-Principal Dr Radhamadhab Tripathy, Superintendent Dr Charan Panda and other senior professors, doctors and medical students.