Suraj Bhan D.A.V. Public School students learn CPR-10

1036 students of Suraj Bhan DAV Public School, Vasant Vihar learnt hands-only CPR 10 today, which explained how to revive a person within 10 minutes of cardiac death.  The training camp was conducted by Padma Shri and Dr B C Roy National Awardee, Dr K K Aggarwal, President Heart Care Foundation of India and Senior Vice President Indian Medical Association.

Sudden cardiac deaths are more common in dry winter than in wet winter.  Ayurveda also mentions that there are more chances of acute rise in blood pressure and irregular heart disease in dry winter.

Smt. Anita Ahuja, Principal of DAV School said that one should include training of CPR 10 in every school in such a way that 100% of students and teachers get trained.

Later in the day at the annual function of Public Relations Society of India held at Eros Hotel, Dr. Aggarwal said that in today’s era nobody should die of sudden unexpected cardiac death.  But people like Farooq Sheikh, cine actor do die now and then. It is possible to anticipate sudden cardiac death and to revive a person after death, he further added.

If you can climb two flights of stairs, walk 2 km or have an exercise with your partner in the bed without any symptoms, there are negligible chances that you will die of sudden cardiac death in the next 10 years.  If your blood sugar, blood pressure and blood cholesterol are kept under control; you are a non-smoker and your ECG is normal, this further rules out future sudden cardiac death.

About HCFI : The only National Not for profit NGO, on whose mega community health education events, Govt. of India has released two National Commemorative stamps and one cancellation stamp, and who has conducted one to one training on" Hands only CPR" of 84073 people since 1st November 2012.

The CPR 10 Mantra is – "Within 10 minutes of death, earlier the better; at least for the next 10 minutes, longer the better; compress the centre of the chest of the dead person continuously and effectively with a speed of 10×10 i.e. 100 per minute."

Dr KK Aggarwal Takes over As Senior National Vice President of Indian Medical Association

Dr. K K Aggarwal, President Heart Care Foundation of India took over as Senior National Vice President of Indian Medical Association for the year 2014. Dr Jitender B Patel from Ahmadabad took over as the President.  The team changed at Rajahmundry Andhra Pradesh at the central council meeting of IMA.

Dr. Aggarwal is Padma Shri and Dr. BC Roy National Awardee and a Senior Consultant, Physician and Cardiologist at Moolchand Medcity. In the past Dr. Aggarwal has served as the Head of Research wing and Academic wing of IMA and also Finance Secretary of IMA.

He has also served as President of Delhi Medical Association. He also served as President IMA New Delhi branch three times.

Dr. Aggarwal is known for his innovative low cost health awareness modules. In three of his conceptualized events National Commemorative Postal Stamps have been released.

Firstly in 1991, Run for your Heart and secondly in 1993 Perfect Health Mela, on both the occasions Government of India released postal stamps. In 2012 Government of Rajasthan released cancellation stamp on organizing first ever mega health check-up camp at Ajmer.

Dr. Aggarwal was also the first one to have started Clot Dissolving Therapy in acute heart attack in India and also to have started Color Doppler Echocardiography in North India.

About HCFI : The only National Not for profit NGO, on whose mega community health education events, Govt. of India has released two National Commemorative stamps and one cancellation stamp, and who has conducted one to one training on" Hands only CPR" of 83037 people since 1st November 2012.

The CPR 10 Mantra is – "Within 10 minutes of death, earlier the better; at least for the next 10 minutes, longer the better; compress the centre of the chest of the dead person continuously and effectively with a speed of 10×10 i.e. 100 per minute."

CPR 10 Utsav Inaugurated

New Delhi: 15th December 2013: Inaugurating a day-long hands-only CPR 10 Utsav, Mr. Jalaj Shrivastava Chairman NDMC said that cardiac first aid training in hands-only CPR 10 should be provided in every school and college as part of their educational programme. It has now become possible to train everybody as mouth to mouth resuscitation is no more required.

In his message, Mr D M Sapolia Chief secretary Govt of Delhi said that all heart patients must ensure that their relatives and employee learn this technique as heart patients are at risk for sudden cardiac arrest and they can be revived if the bystander at that point of time can attempt CPR 10 on them if they develop cardiac arrest.

Padma Shri and Dr B C Roy National Awardee and President Heart Care Foundation of India Dr. K K Aggarwal and Dr P K Sharma, MOH NDMC said that all healthcare personnel including security personnel in the hospital premises, bus conductors, bus drivers, police personnel etc. should also be trained in CPR 10 as they are the first ones to reach if a person has cardiac arrest.

Dr. Aggarwal further said that CPR 10 is only effective if it is attempted within 10 minutes of cardiac arrest. The Foundation released the CPR 10 mantra, which in Hindi reads as “Marne ke dus minute ke under dus minute tak aur 10 x 10 yani 100 prati minute ki speed se apni chhati peetne ke badle marne wale ki chhati peeto.”

In English it can be remembered as “within 10 minutes of death, earlier the better; at least for the next 10 minutes, longer the better; compress the centre of the chest of the dead person continuously and effectively with a speed of 10x10 i.e. 100 per minute.”

The journalists should also be trained in the technique as they are also among the first ones to reach the victim’s place. The chances of revival are up to 60 per cent if attempted within 10 minutes and these chances can be increased if there is availability of public access defibrillators.

Dr. Aggarwal said that the Government should issue an advisory so that every public place where there is a gathering of more than 50 people, which includes trains, buses, malls, hotels and restaurants it should be compulsory for them to have their staff trained in CPR 10 and also to make available public access defibrillators. As of today, only airlines have made it mandatory to have public access defibrillators.

 

Over 3000 persons were trained in a single sitting.

About HCFI : The only National Not for profit NGO, on whose mega community health education events, Govt. of India has released two National commemorative stamps and one cancellation stamp, and who has conducted one to one training on” Hands only CPR” of 80787 people since 1^st November 2012.

CPR 10 Training Camp at Bal Bharti Public School, Dwarka, New Delhi

 Heart Care Foundation of India organized a Health Checkup camp and CPR 10 training camp at Bal Bharti Public School, Dwarka, New Delhi. The Foundation has conducted one to one training on” Hands only CPR 10” of 77157 people since 1st November 2012.

Administering a training to over 2500 people today on” Hands only CPR 10” , Padma Shri & Dr. BC Roy National Awardee, Dr. KK Aggarwal, President Heart Care Foundation of India said that even gasping is a sign of cardiac arrest. One should start chest compression hands only CPR in a gasping person.

CPR 10 is based on the concept that consciousness does not leave the body for 10 minutes after the cardiac arrest. If Hands-only CPR is done on the victim by a bystander during this period, the person can be revived.

The Foundation has created a Savitri CPR 10 mantra which states “within 10 minutes of 10 - earlier the better, for the next 10 minutes - longer the better, press the centre of the chest of the deceased victim with a speed of 10x10 i.e. 100 per minute effectively and continuously. In Hindi, it reads as “marne ke dus minute ke under dus minute tak aur 10 x 10 yani 100 minute ke speed par apni chhati peetne ke badle marne wale ki chhati peeto.”

Dr Sanjay Gupta, Dr Smita Mishra, Dr Shashi Bala and sixty nurses and technicians participated in the camp

About HCFI : The only National Not for profit NGO, on whose mega community health education events, Govt. of India has released two National commemorative stamps and one cancellation stamp, and who has conducted one to one training on” Hands only CPR” of 77157 people since 1st November 2012.

The CPR 10 Mantra is – “within 10 minutes of death, earlier the better; at least for the next 10 minutes, longer the better; compress the centre of the chest of the dead person continuously and effectively with a speed of 10x10 i.e. 100 per minute.”

CPR 10 Utsav on 15th December at Talkatora Stadium

New Delhi: 6^th December 2013: Heart Care Foundation of India (HCFI) jointly with New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) will be organizing a mega CPR 10 Utsav camp in association with Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) on Sunday, 15^th December 2013. More than 20,000 members of the public including school children and teachers would be practically trained one to one on human manikins.

Addressing the press conference, Padma Shri Dr. B. C. Roy National Awardee and President, HCFI, Dr. K. K. Aggarwal and Dr. P. K. Sharma, MOH-NDMC, said that this would be for the first time in the world that such a large number of people would be trained in one day.

CPR 10 is based on the concept that consciousness does not leave the body for 10 minutes after the cardiac arrest. If Hands-only CPR is done on the victim by a bystander during this period, the person can be revived.

The Foundation has created a Savitri CPR 10 mantra which states “within 10 minutes of 10 - earlier the better, for the next 10 minutes - longer the better, press the centre of the chest of the deceased victim with a speed of 10x10 i.e. 100 per minute effectively and continuously. In Hindi, it reads as “marne ke dus minute ke under dus minute tak aur 10 x 10 yani 100 minute ke speed par apni chhati peetne ke badle marne wale ki chhati peeto.”

Over 80,000 people have been trained by the Foundation in the last one year. Co-addressing the press conference Mr CS Majithia, Chief Manager, GAIL India Ltd. and Stuti Kohli, Sr Official from GAIL said that GAIL is committed to spread awareness about revival of a person after sudden cardiac death in the community. GAIL is providing human manikins for use in the one to one training.

The CPR probably started in India with Savitri for the first time saving the life of her husband Satyavan from Yamraj. The Foundation, therefore, has named this the “Savitri Mantra”. People in the camp would be provided one to one training. The participants will include nursing students, medical students, general public, NDMC schools and other schools & colleges, etc.

Public can also visit, participate and get the training. There will be no fee for the training.

Following 25 facts of CPR were also released: 

1.    Project CPR 10 was launched by Heart Care Foundation of India on 1^st November, 2012

2.    It is possible to revive a dead person within 10 minutes of death. 

3.    The consciousness does not leave the body for up to 10 minutes after cardiac arrest and the brain remains alive during this period.

4.    If the heart can be revived before the brain dies, it is possible to revive a person. 

5.    It is practically impossible to seek medical assistance in these 10 minutes.

6.    In out of hospital cardiac arrests, the only answer is cardiopulmonary resuscitation i.e. CPR 10 done by a bystander.

7.    Everybody above the age of 10 can learn CPR 10 and save a life.

8.    CPR 10 does not require mouth to mouth breathing.

9.    No certification is required under the Good Samaritan Law for doing CPR 10.

10. CPR 10 can be remembered by understanding the Savitri Mantra and doing practically one to one learning with the manikins.

11. The name ‘Savitri Mantra’ has been given as the first successful CPR was done by Savitri on her husband Satyavan.

12. The Savitri Mantra: “Marne ke dus minute ke ander (earlier the better) kam se kam dus minute tak (longer the better), 10 x 10 hundred per minute ki speed se apni chhati peetne ke badle mare hue vyakti ki chhati peeto.”

 13. The HCFI trained 11459 people in one day and created a world record on 6^th April, 2013 on the eve of World Health Day.

14. Early recognition of sudden cardiac arrest: unresponsiveness or absent/gasping breathing

15. Immediate initiation of excellent CPR is important.

16. Excellent CPR 10: Push hard, push fast – with continuous attention to the quality of chest compressions, and to the frequency of ventilations

17. Minimize interruptions in CPR.

18. Compress the chest by 1½ inches.

19. Push hard and push fast on the center of the chest: Maintain a rate of at least 100 compressions per minute; compress the chest at least 5 cm (2 inches) with each down-stroke; allow the chest to recoil completely between each down-stroke and minimize the frequency and duration of any interruptions

20. Lay rescuers should not interrupt chest compressions to palpate for pulses and should continue CPR until an automated external defibrillator (AED) is ready to defibrillate, emergency doctor assume care, or the patient wakes up.

21. CPR 10 is not recommended for children or arrest of non cardiac origin (e.g., near drowning).

22. Electrical phase comprises first 4 minutes after cardiac arrest and requires immediate defibrillation if available along with CPR 10

23. Hemodynamic phase spans 4-10 minutes following sudden cardiac arrest and patients in this phase benefit from excellent chest compressions to generate adequate cerebral and coronary perfusion and immediate defibrillation.

24. Metabolic phase occurs following approximately 10 minutes of pulselessness and few patients who reach this phase survive.

25. Formula of 10 (CPR-10): To revive after sudden cardiac arrest, within 10 minutes of  cardiac arrest (earlier the better) for the next 'at least' 10 minutes (longer the better) compress the center of the chest, continuously and effectively, with a speed of 10 x 10 (100) per minute.

Gambling in Indian Mythology

·         Gambling is mentioned on Diwali celebrations in the story of Mahabharata. It teaches us about taking calculated risks in life

·         In Mahabharata, it teaches that excess of everything is bad. If Yudhishthira had not risked Draupadi on that day while plying dice, there would not have been a Mahabharata. The same divine dice game became a vice for that moment.

·         Even if you lose while gambling, do not lose heart and take conscious-based decisions. Krishna (consciousness) saving Draupadi (material things in life) means the same.

·         On the day of Diwali, one starts with new projects in life and taking calculated risks makes sense.

·         Gambling on Diwali can be a symbolic game but should not become a vice.

·         According to mythology, Goddess Parvati enjoyed playing dice with Lord Shiva on this day. It’s a popular saying that those who cling to virtue at this festival time, refusing to gamble, will be reborn as donkeys. This means that its foolishness to not take calculated risks in business.

·         Loosing and winning is part of life and one must learn to balance the two states of mind.

Heart disease starts in young age

Inaugurating Medico Masti, an inter youth festival, held in the ongoing Perfect Health Mela being organized by Heart Care Foundation of India at Constitution Club of India from 23^rd to 27^th October, 2013, noted Kathak dancer and Padma Bhushan Awardee Mrs. Uma Sharma said that to prevent heart disease in late 30s and early 40s, prevention has to start right at the adolescent age. It takes 10-20 years for heart disorders to manifest.

Padma Shri & Dr. BC Roy National Awardee, Dr. KK Aggarwal, President Heart Care Foundation of India said that heart attack cannot be given or accepted as gift as one has to work against the laws of the nature for 20 years to get heart diseases. Eating white rice, white maida and white sugar along with trans fats are the main culprits for development of heart diseases in future.

Dr. Aggarwal said that one should not gain weight after the age of 18 in males and 20 in females. A weight gain of 5kg is permissible in males but any weight beyond that is fat accumulation, which ultimately is dangerous to heart.

One should not consume more than 15 ml of oil, butter or ghee in a day.

Over 1000 youth participated in various events, which included fashion show, choreography, rock band competition etc.

Ryan School organized inter school competitions

Over 500 children participated in various inter school competitions.

Festival for children with special needs  organized

Anmol, festival for children with special needs was organized at the Mela. Over 200 children participated in various competitions like singing and diya decoration.

Following messages were released

1. If BP & diabetes are kept under control, 75% dialysis and
   transplants can be prevented.
2. Thirty percent of heart disease can be prevented by 2.5 hours of walking per week.
3. If salt intake is reduced to less than 2.3 grams a day, there
   would be 1.1 crore fewer patients of high BP.
4. If you want to commit suicide, then start smoking early and continue. You have 50% chance of success.
5. More deaths if patients of heart attack and/or paralysis are admitted on weekends, holidays, early morning, night time or winter.
6. Smoking, high blood pressure and high cholesterol together
   reduce lifespan by 10 years for 50-year-old men.
7. Balance diet is a mix of all 6 tastes and 7 colors.
8. Keep Hb> 12 in females and > 14 in males.
9. When going for a fasting blood test, fasting means no food, water allowed for 8 hours.
10. For rabies prevention in a case of dog bite, now only four
    injections are required and not five. (0, 3, 7 and 14th day)
11. More women die of heart attack than breast cancer.
12. For every additional drink regularly consumed per day, the
    incidence of breast cancer increased by 11 per 1000.
13. Most heart attacks occur in the early hours of the day.
14. If the heart pumping ejection fraction is less than 30%, one needs more investigations.
15. All asthmatics do not wheeze and all wheeze is not asthma.
16. Most CAD patients do not die of kidney disease but by heart disease.
17. Obesity is a bigger risk factor than high blood pressure for the enlargement of left atrium and atrial fibrillation risk.
18. Do not give aspirin and other NSAID in dengue fever.
19. Chloroquine has anti-viral properties.
20. Rectal temperature is more reliable for hypo- and hyperthermia.
21. Pulse will rise by 1 for every one degree rise of temperature.
22. Sense danger if there is high fever with no sweating.
23. Sense danger if a patient has hypothermia and no sweating.
24. If ESR more than 100, look for TB, pus collection, cancer or thyroiditis.
25. Fever responding to indomethacin, look for Hodgkin’s disease.
26. Nasal discharge and cough rules out rheumatic sore throat.
27. No fever, no flu.
28. No cough, no flu.
29. Fever with rash with lymph nodes behind ear unless proved otherwise is rubella
30. Fever less than 100.4 means no infection.

About HCFI : The only National Not for profit NGO, on whose mega community health education events, Govt. of India has released two National Commemorative stamps and one cancellation stamp, and who has conducted one to one training on” Hands only CPR” of 67390 people since 1st November 2012.

The CPR 10 Mantra is – “Within 10 minutes of death, earlier the better; at least for the next 10 minutes, longer the better; compress the centre of the chest of the dead person continuously and effectively with a speed of 10x10 i.e. 100 per minute.”  

Over 2000 Nurses in Perfect Health Mela

Inaugurating Divya Jyoti, an inter nursing school festival, held in the Perfect Health Mela being organized by Heart Care Foundation of India at Constitution Club of India from 23^rd to 27^th  October, 2013, Dr. S S Agarwal Former Director DIPSAR and Mr Pawan Sinha, Astro Uncle, said that every practicing doctor must hire the services of a nurse practitioner in his clinic who can not only provide nursing care but also counsel the patients for prevention of lifestyle disorders.

It should also be the responsibility of the nurse to provide full vaccination care including adolescents, adults and elderly.

Nurse should also be attached through the clinic to patients at their homes to enquire about their health, about their appointment and vaccination schedules.

Padma Shri & Dr. BC Roy National Awardee, Dr. KK Aggarwal, President Heart Care Foundation of India said that 90% of patient-doctor mishaps are linked to lack of communication between the patient and the doctor and this link can be filled by the nurse practitioner.

In the West, another important role is played by the pharmacists whose job is to explain everything about prescription drugs. Unfortunately, in India pharmacists do not visit the patients even in the hospitals. Till that concept arrives in India, nurses partially can play that role to explain how to take drugs.

 Over 2000 nurses participated in the event, which included debates, play, slogan writing and model competition.

 Medical treatment will become costly

 The recent Supreme Court decision to award a compensation of 5.6 crore (one million dollars) in a medical negligence case is premature for the India society. It will only lead to corporate sector increasing treatment costs exorbitantly and the same may become beyond the reach of a common man.

 Following are the possible implications said Dr. Aggarwal

1.  The treatment is already costly at corporate hospitals and it will become further costly.

2.  Nothing has been done by the Supreme Court to eradicate quackery so far, which is responsible for spoiling most cases at the initial stages.

3.  More and more complaints will be lodged in consumer forums and medical councils with a hope of getting a huge compensation.

4.  Every death will be viewed with a suspicion of medical negligence.

5.   The insurance companies in all likely will increase their premium.

6.  No family physician will afford to charge consultations in hundreds. 

7.  The judgment will also affect Homoeopaths and Ayurveda Physicians.

8.  Today CGHS pays Rs. 61 for consultation. Most doctors will refuse to take such cases. Similarly, they may refuse to see patients of corporate sectors, which pay less fees.

9.  Many hospitals may start signing a no litigation contract with patients for providing subsidized services.

10.  In the current Supreme Court Judgment, the doctors were let off with minimal compensation but that does not protect them in other future cases.

Prohibition Department creates awareness about hazards of drinking

 Commenting on the subject, Dr. Aggarwal said that smoking when added to alcohol is more harmful.

 Alcohol is harmful if it is consumed by patients with fatty liver, potbelly obesity, uncontrolled diabetes, uncontrolled blood pressure, damage to the heart muscles with low pumping action and high triglycerides levels.

 Even though the western literature says that moderate use of alcohol reduces chances of future heart attack, the same has not been proven by Indian studies. 

 Following messages were released

1.       Formula of 3: For cough of more than 3 weeks duration, get 3

sputum examinations done.

2.       Significantly reduction of salt intake lowers systolic upper blood pressure by 7.4 mm Hg.

3.       Salt reduction lowers diastolic lower blood pressure of 3.03 mm Hg.

4.       Snoring is common with collar size of more than 43 cm in men and more than 40 cm in women.

5.       Snoring is associated with sudden death.

6.       Watching TV more than 4 hours a day increases the chances of heart attack by 2 times.

7.       In people whose blood pressure is not getting controlled, look for snoring.

8.       Quitting smoking means you have not smoked continuously for three years.

9.       After quitting smoking, the risk of lung cancer gradually falls for

15 years before it levels off and remains about twice that of someone who has never smoked.

10.  SGOT/SGPT of more than 2 suggests alcoholic liver disease.

11.  SGOT can be more than SGPT and NASH, Hepatitis B, dengue fever, acute muscle injury, H1N2 and Wilson disease

12.  Two fold rise of Gamma GT with SGOT and SGPT ratio of more than 2, unless proved otherwise, is alcoholic liver disease.

Winter months - time to get the flu shot

A study published in Journal of Medical Association has shown that getting the flu vaccination lowers a person’s chances of getting heart attack, paralysis, heart failure or sudden cardiac death by 33% for the next 1 year.

Results of Heritage-Kathak Inter Dancing School Health Festival were announced

 Kathak Jr Solo

1^st Prize - Sana Dhawan (Pandit Pulkit Mishra School)

2^nd Prize – Gaurangi Mittal (Sadhna the School of Arts)

 Kathak Sr Solo

1^st Sushmita Kanjilal (Laxmibai College)

 Kathak Jr Group

1^st Rukmani Devi Kala Kendra

2^nd Pandit Pulkit Mishra Group

 Kathak Sr Group

1^st Pandit Pulkit Mishra Group

 About HCFI : The only National Not for profit NGO, on whose mega community health education events, Govt. of India has released two National Commemorative stamps and one cancellation stamp, and who has conducted one to one training on” Hands only CPR” of 65021 people since 1st November 2012.

The CPR 10 Mantra is – “Within 10 minutes of death, earlier the better; at least for the next 10 minutes, longer the better; compress the centre of the chest of the dead person continuously and effectively with a speed of 10x10 i.e. 100 per minute.”  

Thousands participate in inter school health festival at health Mela

Inaugurating Ecofest, an inter school health festival, held at Perfect Health Mela, Mr. B P Singh Head NCSTC and Mr A P Singh ZM LIC, said that one should not play with both internal and external environment. The Mela is being organized by Heart Care Foundation of India at Constitution Club of India

As is the microcosm so is the macrocosm is a saying from the Upanishads, which means that environment affects the body and the collective consciousness of the people affects the environment. The recurrent cyclones in the ocean also reflect the negative state of mind in the collective consciousness of the people.

Padma Shri & Dr. BC Roy National Awardee, Dr. KK Aggarwal President Heart Care Foundation of India said that Diwali is a festival when there is Amavasya outside and Purnima inside i.e. after purification of mind, body and soul, a process done during Navratra and Dussehra ends up in purification of heart on Diwali Amavasya day and with resultant inner happiness represented by inner Purnima.

Burning of crackers is not only harmful for the lungs through air pollution but also to the heart through noise pollution.

Children were also told to avoid sweets, which contain 30% sugar and also trans fats as they can spoil the biochemistry of sugar and cholesterol metabolism in the body and ultimately lead to heart diseases.

Prizes were given to the winners of the Harmony Inter School Festival (Inter School/Competitions)

Bharatnatyam Jr Solo

1^st Gopika U (Creative Rhythm)

2^nd Mitra Suresh (Creative Rhythm)

3^rd Akshara S Nair (Creative Rhythm)

Bharatnatyam Sr Solo

1^st B Somya (Nritya Bharti)

2^nd Tanisqa Chauhan (Kala Samriddhi)

3rd Shirin Kaul (Sadhna – The School of Arts)

Do not ignore stroke

In a panel discussion organised at the Mela, Dr. Vipul Gupta from Medanta – The Medicity, Gurgaon and Dr Vinay Goyal from AIIMS both noted neurologists and Dr K K Aggarwal in a joint statement said that paralysis can be cured if the patient can reach the hospital in less than four and a half hours.

 Homoeopaths and Ayurveda Doctors should learn basics of cardiac investigations

All doctors from other recognized pathies should update their knowledge in modern investigations, said Dr Sameer Shrivastava from Escorts Heart Institute.

Do not ignore early morning chest pain

Dr. Vivek Kumar from Max Health Care said that heart attacks are most common in early hours of the day.

Dengue stall attracts crowd

MCD and NDMC are displaying live mosquitoes as well as big models of mosquitoes at the Mela venue. A large number of dengue patients are also coming for consultation from all pathies. Dengue mosquito can easily be distinguished from other mosquitoes because of the presence of stripes on its body.

 Thousands learn at Food Adulteration stall of DST

Department of Science & Technology is creating awareness about prevention of food adulteration. Commenting on the same, Dr. Aggarwal said that excessive use of permissible colours can be hazardous to health.

Transport Department creating awareness on safe driving

People with uncontrolled diabetes, sugar and angina should not drive without medical clearance. The requirements for commercial driving are different from non-commercial driving. No doctor should give a certificate of medical fitness to a driver unless he has examined the patient himself. Giving wrong certificate may be professional misconduct and can lead to erasure of name from the medical register.

 Following health messages were released

 1.    Twenty or more diseases can be transmitted via blood which can be
potentially fatal.

2.    The amount of blood required for transmission for Hepatitis B
virus is only 0.00004 ml.

3.    High blood pressure is responsible for 67% of heart attacks, 77% of paralytic attacks, 74% of heart failure cases and 26% of kidney diseases.

4.    High blood pressure causes more visits to doctor than any other condition.

5.    High blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes are silent killers.

6.    A 5 mm reduction in upper blood pressure reading and 2 mm reduction in lower blood pressure reading of the community can reduce the incidence of heart attack, paralysis and heart failure by up to 40%.

7.    Ayurveda totally prohibits taking salt with the milk.

8.    As per Charak Samhita, too much of pippalli, alkali and salt are bad for the health.

9.    3D Echo ejection fraction is much more reliable and reproducible
than 2D Echo based ejection fraction.

10.       Diabetes is considered as coronary heart disease equivalent and one in five patients in diabetes will have abnormal exercise test.