Everyone must be trained in the lifesaving technique of hands-only CPR
by Medtalks Social Healthcare Learning Platform in New DelhiCPR is voluntary work and
can help save lives in the event of a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA)
As per statistics, sudden cardiac arrest
(SCA) is a leading cause of deaths due to cardiovascular diseases. About 90%
of SCAs are “out of hospital” and occur at home, with less than 8% of the patients
surviving them. There is a need to raise awareness on the fact that about 50% of
these deaths due to SCA can be prevented if a bystander performs CPR
immediately.
Evidence indicates that survival after SCA is
higher among those who have bystander CPR when compared with those who
initially receive CPR from EMS personnel. For adults with sudden
out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, compression-only bystander CPR (without rescue
breathing) has equal or possibly greater efficacy compared with standard
bystander CPR (compressions + rescue breathing).
Speaking about this, Padma
Shri Awardee, Dr KK Aggarwal, President, HCFI and CMAAO, said, “There is enough evidence to suggest that CPR is
effective in the first 10 minutes of cardiac arrest with maximum chances of
reversibility if done in the first 10 minutes. The administration of CPR by a
layperson bystander (bystander CPR or bystander-initiated CPR) is important in
determining patient outcome after out-of-hospital SCA. A first-responder CPR
may help revive the person until medical help arrives or a defibrillator is
available. To train people in this life saving technique,
HCFI has created the hands-only CPR 10 mantra, which
is extremely simple to remember. It does not require mouth-to-mouth
breathing unless the victim has died due to drowning or is a small child.”
Adding further, Dr
Aggarwal, said, “The CPR 10 mantra is as follows: within 10 minutes
of death (earlier the better), for a minimum of 10 minutes (the longer the
better), compress the centre of the chest of the deceased person continuously
and effectively with a speed of 10×10 = at least 100 per minute. Chest
compressions should be stopped only when the person starts breathing or
medical help arrives with automated external defibrillator (AED) machine.”
In numerological terms, CPR equates to number
10. In English alphabets, ‘C’ comes at number ‘3’, ‘P’ comes at number ‘16’ and
‘R’ comes at number ‘18’. Adding the three, that is, C=3, P=16, R=18 (3 + 16 +
18 = 37) and, further the two digits in ‘3 + 7’, the total comes to ‘10’. So,
‘CPR 10’ should be an effective way to remember.
A detailed CME on this topic can be accessed at https://www.medtalks.in/CME/recommended-strategies-for-prevention-of-avoidable-cardiac-arrests-and-inappropriate-cpr-attempts5
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