Several senior experts from King George′s Medical University (KGMU) stated that 7 out of 10 patients suffering from cardiac arrest can be saved if they are given cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in time.

Explaining the rationale for the use of CPR in such a nerve-racking situation Dr Aditya Kapoor, head of the cardiology department at the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), stated that a sudden interruption in electrical impulses causes the heart to stop beating. This condition is called SCA. As the heart stops supplying blood to the brain and other vital organs, the brain starts to die within three minutes. If the blood supply is not restored, the patient′s death is certain.

He added that sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) kills about two million people every year in India, and since automated external defibrillator (AED) machines are not available in public places, malls, and schools, CPR can be used to provide emergency aid.

Dr Kapoor stated that in SCA, patients collapse suddenly with no pulse and breathing and that it can occur to anyone, anywhere regardless of age, ethnicity, gender, or physical fitness. However, he added that people with a genetic predisposition due to an unknown heart defect, diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, and smoking are at a higher risk of suffering from SCA. 

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