PRESS
RELEASE
Padma Shri Awardee
Dr K K Aggarwal enters the Limca Book of World Records
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11,453 children in hands only CPR 10 in 8 hours
New Delhi, March 7, 2014:
Recognizing outstanding efforts towards educating common people about
life-saving techniques, the Limca Book of World Records has recognized Dr. KK
Aggarwal in three distinct categories in its 2014 edition. An eminent
cardiologist and the President of Heart Care Foundation of India, Dr. KK
Aggarwal has devised a special CPR 10 formula which can help revive 60 % people within ten minutes of their death due
to a sudden cardiac arrest. The announcement of Dr. KK Aggarwal becoming a
world record holder was made in the launch of the 2014 edition of the book last
evening.
Hands only Cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR is
a method through which a person who has suffered from a sudden cardiac arrest
can be brought back to life within 10 minutes of his death. According to Dr. KK
Aggarwal’s formula, to
revive a person after sudden cardiac arrest, within 10 minutes of the episode,
for the next 10 minutes, compress the centre of their chest continuously and
effectively, with a speed of 10 × 10 (100) per minutes. In the past
one year Dr. KK Aggarwal has trained over 90,000 people in this simple but
extremely effective life-saving technique.
Commenting on the occasion, Dr. KK Aggarwal said “It has been my endeavor to constantly spread
awareness about various health issues and prevention measures in the country as
a part of my role as the President of the Heart Care Foundation of India. Hands only CPR 10 is an extremely easy to
learn technique which can help save the life of 2-3 in 5 people who suffer from
sudden cardiac arrest. Over the past one year I have seen many success stories
of lives being saved using this technique and I hope that I can train more and
more people in the future”.
The
three records which have been created by Dr. KK Aggarwal include:
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Most people trained in hands-only CPR 10 in
a short time span – 11,453 students (8,193 female and 2630 males) trained in
less than 8 hours on April 6, 2013
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Maximum number of people trained in
hands-only CPR during an event – 10,932 people trained in hands-only CPR 10 during
the 19th Perfect Health Mela from November 1 to 16, 2013
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Maximum number of people trained in
hands-only CPR – 20,592 people in hands-only CPR in 43 days
A
leading doctor and philanthropist, Dr. KK Aggarwal is also the recipient of
three National Awards, namely the Padma Shri for brilliance in medicine, Dr. BC
Roy award for excellence in socio-medical awareness and the DST National Award
for excellence in Science and Technology communication. He
has also pioneered leading health initiatives such as bringing treatments such
as clot dissolving therapy for acute heart attacks and Colour Doppler
Echocardiography in the country.
In addition to this, he has also conceptualized and
organized unique consumer driven health
awareness platforms such as The Perfect Health Mela and the Run for your
Heart as a part of his role as the President of The Heart Care Foundation of
India. In recognition of both these initiatives, the Government of India
released National Postal Commemorative Stamps of INR 6.50 & 1 respectively.
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About Heart Care Foundation of India
Heart Care Foundation of India is a National NGO working in the
field of creating health awareness for people from all walks of life about all
aspects of health incorporating all pathies under one roof using low cost
infotainment modules.
For further information please contact:
Ms Tanuja
Bisht
PR
Coordinator HCFI
9811887612
A free heart checkup camp was organised at Mandi House,
Doordarshan Kendra where over 500 people were examined by a team lead by Padma Shri, Dr. B C Roy National Awardee
& DST National Science Communication Awardee, Dr. K K Aggarwal, President
Heart Care Foundation of India and Sr National Vice President Indian Medical
Association. Hands-on
training on CPR 10 was also given to everybody.
Dr
Aggarwal said that loss of erection in males can be the earliest signal of
presence of blockages in the heart arteries. People who can walk 2 km, climb
two flights of stairs or have a normal sexual life with their partners, do not
need any further annual cardiac tests.
