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A woman SubInspector of Madhya Pradesh Police is being hailed as a hero because she helped save the life of a man who had suffered a heart attack in the middle of a street.
The lady SI Sonam Parashar told ANI, “I was on duty when a boy came to me and said that a person is lying unconscious. I gave him CPR, and he started regaining consciousness and was later admitted to the hospital. He is fine now.”
Dr Narottam Mishra, the Cabinet Minister – Home, Jail, Parliamentary Affairs AND Law Department, Government Of Madhya Pradesh has hailed Sonam’s action. “Native of Datiya district of MP, Subedar Sonam Parashar saved the life of Mr Anil Upadhyay by administering CPR timely. This is applause-worthy and inspirational on the part of Sonam Parashar,” Dr Narottam Mishra tweeted.
What is Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)?
Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is a medical procedure involving repeated cycles of compression of the chest and artificial respiration, performed to maintain blood circulation and oxygenation in a person who has suffered cardiac arrest.
Mayo Clinic says CPR is a lifesaving technique that’s useful in many emergencies, such as a heart attack or near drowning, in which someone’s breathing or heartbeat has stopped. The American Heart Association recommends starting CPR with hard and fast chest compressions. This hands-only CPR recommendation applies to both untrained bystanders and first responders.
Why is CPR important at this crucial hour?
Our heart’s pumping action sends oxygenated blood to the farthest cell in our body which needs a continuous supply of oxygen-rich blood. When the heart stops during an attack, the pumping of blood stops. When the heart stops, the body no longer gets oxygen-rich blood. The brain – the CPU or the control centre of several organs of the body is starved of oxygen if the supply through the beating heart is not quickly resumed. According to the Mayo Clinic, CPR can keep oxygen-rich blood flowing to the brain and other organs until emergency medical treatment can restore a typical heart rhythm. The lack of oxygen-rich blood can cause brain damage in only a few minutes.
Basic rules of CPR:Hands-only CPR should not be administered to newborn babies or babies up to 4 weeks of age. Not all of us are trained in CPR techniques. One may be scared to give CPR in such a circumstance if one is not trained. But the famed Mayo Clinic website says that if you’re afraid to do CPR or unsure how to perform CPR correctly, know that it’s always better to try than to do nothing at all. Your action of doing something or doing nothing (out of fear of not knowing how to do CPR) could be the deciding point in someone’s life-and-death situation.
The American Heart Association says:Untrained. If you’re not trained in CPR or worried about giving rescue breaths, then provide hands-only CPR. That means uninterrupted chest compressions of 100 to 120 a minute until paramedics arrive (the local Red Cross Society holds training from time to time for people in the community). You don’t need to try rescue breathing.
Trained and ready to go. If you’re well-trained in the administration of CPR and rescue breath resuscitation, if you are confident in your ability, check to see if there is a pulse and breathing. If there is no pulse or breathing within 10 seconds, begin chest compressions. Start CPR with 30 chest compressions before giving two rescue breaths.
Trained but no practice for long. If you’ve previously received CPR training but you’re not confident in your abilities as you have not used them for long and especially in a real-life situation, then just do chest compressions at a rate of 100 to 120 a minute.
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