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MAPUSA
Recently, a 48-year-old man travelling from Varanasi to Mumbai suddenly fainted and fell in the terminal area of the Varanasi airport when he was placing his luggage on the X-ray scanner.
The passenger had suffered a cardiac arrest.
Fortunately, an on-duty CISF official rushed and administered cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) medical procedure to the passenger and saved his life.
“Such incidents are on the rise and at least 300 to 400 young people die due to cardiac arrests annually in India,” said Dr Digambar Naik, a medical practitioner and coordinator of the CPR training progarmme.
The Indian Red Cross, Bardez along with various other organisations has decided to organise a mega training programme to train individuals, across age groups, life-saving techniques during medical emergencies.
The cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training programme will be conducted at DM’s Kushe Higher Secondary School, Assagao near Mapusa on February 17 (Sunday) from 9 am to 5 pm.
“If you want to save a life, attend the mega training programme in Mapusa where individuals will be trained CPR and other medical techniques,” Dr Naik, who is the coordinator of the CPR training progarmme said while addressing the media in Mapusa.
The organisers expect over 3,000 people to participate in the training programme.
“Every participant will be trained on use of CPR on a mannequin, practical usage of AED (automated external defibrillator) and hands on basic use of ambulance along with audio visual training,” Dr Naik said.
Along with the Indian Red Cross, Bardez seven other organisations “ Red Cross Goa State, Directorate of Education, Vrundavan Institute of Nursing Education, Rotary Club of Mapusa, JCI Mapusa, Dyanprassarak Mandal, Mapusa and GVK EMRI “ will be involved in the CPR training and wareness programme.
The organisers informed that the training will last for 30 minutes and after completion of the training the participant can leave the prorgamme with his/her certificate.
Arrangements have been made to procure at least 40 mannequins to accommodate and train as many participants as possible at a time.
According to the organisers the training will be provided free of cost and anyone can attend the programme.
Ajay Menon, President of Rotary Club of Mapusa, Subhash Kauthankar of Chairman, Indian Red Cross, Bardez, Mehboob Virani Treasurer IRC Bardez, Adv Eshan Usapkar, Secretary IRC Bardez, Ashish Shirodkar, Patron member of IRC and Santosh Dhekne, past president JCI were also present.
