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Traffic cops receive life saving training
The Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) hospital conducted a session on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) for city’s traffic police to train them with life saving techniques in case of medical emergencies such as cardiac arrest.
Awareness levels increased on CPR techniques amongst members of the force
The Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) hospital conducted a session on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) for city’s traffic police to train them with life saving techniques in case of medical emergencies such as cardiac arrest. Apart from senior officials present, first batch of traffic police personnel received hands on training for medical emergencies that occurs outside hospital walls.
Speaking at the programme, KIMS Hospital’s Senior Cardiologist and Course Director, Dr B Hygriv Rao- said, “Approximately 7,00,000 die with sudden cardiac arrest in our country each year. Cardiac arrest can occur not only in a patient with heart disease but can also be the first presenting problem in an apparently normal individual. Approximately 95 per cent of sudden cardiac arrest victims die before reaching the hospital.
When a person has a cardiac arrest, within four to six minutes brain cells begin to die and in 10- 16 minutes, he is completely brain dead. Chances of survival decrease by 10 per cent with every minute of delay. “Quick initiation of CPR by a lay person who witnesses this event of cardiac arrest will increase their chance of survival by 300 per cent.
Using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) will increase success of CPR much more as it is programmed to guide the user to shock abnormal dangerous rhythms to normal. Patients can then be transported to a hospital for further treatment,” he informed. The programme was highly educative as a team of expert critical care specialists department facilitated it with lectures, videos and presentations. The police personnel took part in interactive sessions and were made to also undergo practical training using mannequins.
Additional Commissioner of Police - Traffic, Hyderabad Jitender said, “I would like to thank KIMS Hospitals for organising this programme benefiting the department on the usage of CPR technique. We are sure to implement this in reality immediately and we hope to see a reduction in mortality rates caused by cardiac arrests in public spaces.”
Other special invitees of the programme were LS Chowhan IPS DCP - Traffic, Hyderabad and AV Ranganath IPS DCP - Traffic, Hyderabad. All the traffic police who attended the programme were also handed over a certificate upon completion of the programme.
