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.

Dr KKAggarwal talks about correct CPR practices- Part 2

Zero Hour: Dr KK Aggarwal talks about correct CPR practices- Part 2 (May 17, 2013) 

MTNL Organises Cardiac Resuscitation Camp For Its Employees

 Inaugurating a series of cardiac  resuscitation workshops for employees of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited, Mr A K Garg, Chairman and Managing Director, MTNL, said that the organization  plans to provide training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation 10 (CPR 10) to all its employees. 

During  its  first session  conducted  in two batches in the Company’s Corporate Office at CGO Complex, New Delhi  where about  800 employees attended,  Shri   Garg said that  CPR 10 can revive a dead person within  the next   ten  crucial minutes. It is effective in all kinds of sudden and unexpected deaths, and more so in  deaths caused due to electric shock and cardiac arrest.  Mr Garg said that  it  is a very  important   for its employees to learn because of the reason that many times they have to work in close proximity with electrical wirings  and  installations in  Exchanges  and at customers premises.

Conducting the practical workshop of CPR 10, Padmashri  & Dr  B.C. Roy National  Awardee Dr. K K Aggarwal, President, Heart Care Foundation of India,  said that one does not need to have a medical degree to learn and practice  CPR 10:  any by-stander can revive a person within ten minutes of a clinical death.  Dr. Aggarwal said that  the Foundation has  named this as “Savitri CPR 10 Mantra”,  and as per this mantra – “within 10 minutes of death (the earlier, the better),  and at least for the next  10 minutes (the longer, the better),   compressing the centre of the chest of the victim with a speed of 10x10 i.e. 100 per minute”  by any by-stander / on-looker can bring back the victim from  the jaws of death, rather than wailing about the misfortune !   Translated to Hindi,  this mantra   is – “marne ke dus minute ke andar, kam se kam dus minute tak 10x10 = 100 prati minute ki gati se, apni chhati peetne ke badle mare hue aadmi ki chhati peeto”.!

Mr Garg also announced that with the assistance of Heart Care Foundation of India, MTNL shall be launching a free  telephone ring  tone  which can be downloaded by subscribers on the phone, that will provide step by step instructions on how to revive a person after sudden death.

Over 1000 students trained in CPR 10 at Bal Bharati Public School

Giving the practical training at Bal Bharati Public School, Dwarka, Padma Shri & Dr. BC Roy National Awardee, Dr. KK Aggarwal, President Heart Care Foundation of India and Vice President (Elect) IMA said that the origin of CPR is well described in our mythology. Savitri fighting with Yamraj to save the life of Satyavan probably was the first example of CPR in the Vedic era.

Dr. Aggarwal who gave training to over 1000 school children said that every person should learn the Savitri CPR 10 Mantra “Marne ke dus minute ke bheetar (jitna jaldi utna behtar) kam se kam agle dus minute tak (jitni der tak ho utna behtar) apni chhati peetne ke badle mare hue vyakti ki chhati peeto”.

Because of this mantra, many lives have been saved in the past few months.

Eighty percent of sudden cardiac deaths can be revived if the bystander learns CPR 10 and performs CPR 10 on a dead person within 10 minutes of death. Remember, in 10 minutes the victim cannot be taken to the hospital or a doctor may not be able to reach the victim’s site.

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  46674 people since 1^st November 2012.

WHO Day Celebrated: 11459 people trained in Hands Only Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR 10) in one day

On behalf of Heart Care Foundation of India, Padmashri & Dr. BC Roy National Awardee, Dr. KK Aggarwal, President, Heart Care Foundation of India created a world record by training 11459 people in Hands Only CPR 10 in one day.

The event was organized at Dr. Sampoornanand Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya, C-1 Yamuna Vihar to earmark World Health Day. East Delhi Mayor Dr Annapoorna Mishra was the special guest along with Dr KK Aggarwal.

CPR 10 is based on the mantra – “Within ten minutes of death (earlier the better) for the next at least ten minutes (longer the better), compress the centre of the chest of the victim with a speed of 10x10=100 per minute”.

Prior to this event, Dr. Aggarwal on behalf of the foundation has trained more than 35000 people so far. The foundation was the first one to train 11459 people in one sitting.

Over 5 people have been revived after death using CPR 10 including one attempted by a 16 year old school girl and another by a 30 year old school teacher.

Shri J.P. Aggarwal, Member of Parliament in his message said that CPR 10 should be learnt by everybody.

In the closing ceremony star celebrity Mr Sandeep Marwah released a comic on CPR 10 and said CPR 10 should be done in any patient with no response and no respiration.

Ms Rajeshwari Kapri Principal of SKV School said that teachers are role model to the society and must pass on the message of CPR 10 to all their students and parents. Every school should use the teachers, parents meeting to pass on the message.

Dr Aggarwal said that all school children must post the CPR Mantra on their face book and twitter accounts and must pass on the mantra to their friends.

Dr D R Rai Sr National Vice President IMA, Dr Anil Goel President Elect, Dr Harish Gupta Immediate Past President DMA and Dr Ajay Lekhi, Dr V K Goel from IMA, East Delhi Branch in a joint statement said that over 24 lac people die in the country every year with sudden deaths and 18 lac of them die before reaching the hospital. 12 lac of them can be saved if CPR 10 can be taught to one percent of the society.

Ms Nalini Kamalini the duo Kathak exponents said that all stars and celebrities should pass on the CPR mantra to the society at their stage functions.

Facts about CPR 10

1. Gasping is a sign of cardiac arrest and CPR should be started in them

2. Never learn CPR on live people

3. During CPR if the ribs break do not worry

4. After successful CPR take the victim to the hospital for further testing

5. CPR should always be done on the floor or a hard bed

6. The chest should be compressed about 1 ½ inch

7. If the body temperature is below 35 degree continue CPR for longer periods (up to 25 minutes after the body temperature had been brought back to normal)

8. CPR means cardio pulmonary resuscitation (revival of the heart and lungs)

9. In electrical deaths first disconnect the electric wire before starting CPR

     10. You can alternate cardiac massage on the chest after every     two minutes (two rescuers CPR 10)

Over 10,000 to be trained in CPR 10 in one day

Wish me luck. I will be attempting a world record tomorrow by training over 10,000 people in one day in CPR 10.

For the first time in India, I will attempt to train more than 10000 people (nearly 13000) in cardiopulmonary resuscitation on 6th April, 2013, Saturday in a special function "CPR 10 Utsav" being organised at Dr. Sampoornanand Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya, C-1, Yamuna Vihar, Delhi. The function is being organised by Heart Care Foundation of India in association with Directorate of Education, Government of NCT of Delhi.

The practical training will be given to school students, teachers and other members of the public. There are no charges for the training. Apart from Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya, the host school, other schools co-hosting the event are Govt. Boys Sr. Secondary School C-1 & B-1 Yamuna Vihar. Over 40 schools from various parts of the city will also be participating in the Utsav.

This will be for the first time in the history that over 10000 people will be trained in hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR 10) at one venue in a single day.

Shri J.P. Aggarwal, Member of Parliament will be launching the camp. Mr Sandeeep Marwah will preside over the closing ceremony.

About CPR 10 Mantra: Within 10 minutes of death (earlier the better), at least for at least 10 minutes, longer the better (adults 25 minutes and children 35 minutes), compress the centre of the chest of the deceased person continuously (uninterrupted) and effectively (1½inch) with a speed of 10x10 = 100 per minute.” Over 35000 people have already been trained in CPR 10.

10000 children, teacher and parents will be trained in CPR 10

New Delhi: Tuesday, 19 March 2013: For the first time, 10000 children, teacher and parents will be trained in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 10 (CPR 10) in one day to commemorate World Health Day. The event will be organized on 6^th April, 2013, Saturday at SKV School, Yamuna Vihar, East Delhi in association with Directorate of Education, Delhi Government. Never in history have so many people been trained in CPR in one day.

Addressing a press conference, Padma Shri & Dr. BC Roy National Awardee, Dr. KK Aggarwal, President Heart Care Foundation of India and Vice-President (Elect) National IMA said that the Foundation has already trained more than 35000 people and over 5 lives have been saved in the last three months where the general public could save the person’s life after sudden death. A 16-year-old school girl from Birla Vidya Niketan Pushp Vihar saved her uncle and a teacher from SD Public School Pitampura saved her grandmother by doing successful CPR.

Besides hands-only CPR 10 training, on the spot competitions will also be organized like cartoon, poster, slogan and poem on the subject to sensitize teachers, parents and children, said Mr. Sandeep Marwah, Chairman, Asian Academy Film & Television Institute, Noida.

Hands-only CPR 10 is based on the mantra – “within 10 minutes of death (earlier the better), for at least next 10 minutes (longer the better), compress the chest of the victim continuously and effectively with a speed of 10x10=100 per minute.

The theme for World Health Day this year is high blood pressure. Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in urban India and over 70% of deaths amongst cardiovascular deaths are linked to hypertension, said Dr. KK Aggarwal. Besides learning CPR 10, school children should also learn about good dietary habits which include, eating more fiber, less salt, zero trans fats and zero refined carbohydrate, he further added.

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 31145 people since 1^stNovember 2012.

The CPR 10 Mantra is – “within 10 minutes of death, earlier the better; at least for the next 10minutes, 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 should be both effective and continuous

Conducting a camp on Hands Only Hands On CPR 10 camp at Lady Reading Nursing School, Padma Shri & Dr. BC Roy National Awardee, Dr. KK Aggarwal, President Heart Care Foundation of India said that over 24 lakh people die in India every year because of cardiac arrest, 18 lakh of them die before they reach the hospital and 12 lakh can be revived by the bystander by learning the technique of Hands Only CPR 10.

Internationally, it is a must for every health care worker to learn Hands on CPR and renew their learning every year.

Conducting a camp where 150 nursing students were trained, Dr. KK Aggarwal said that nurses are the backbone of the society and are amongst the first ones to come in contact with a cardiac arrest victim in a health care setting. They should start CPR at the very onset of sudden cardiac arrest and not wait for the resident doctor to come. Call to the emergency team can be given by a ward boy or safai karamchari.

 Most people die either because of bad performing CPR or low quality performance of CPR.

 Following are the important factors:

1.    Early recognition of sudden cardiac arrest by noting absence of respiration or gasping breathing.

2.    Providing adequate and effective CPR by remembering the words “Push Hard and Push Fast” by focusing on the quality of chest compressions.

3.    Allowing no interruption in CPR

4.    Taking not more than ten seconds to check for pulse.

5.    The rate of compression should be at least hundred compressions per minute.

6.    The Chest should be compressed for at least 2 inches with each compression.

7.    Chest should be allowed to recoil completely after compression.

8.    Chest compression should only be given with a person on a hard bed or on floor.

9.    To avoid rescuer fatigue, one may alternate the chest compressions.

10. If more than one rescuers are available, one should not attempt more than two minutes of resuscitation.

CPR 10 training at School at Janakpuri

Conducting a CPR 10 Camp at Modern Era Convent School, Janakpuri, Padamshri & Dr. BC Roy National Awardee, Dr. KK Aggarwal, President Heart Care Foundation of India & National Vice President Elect IMA said that in last 2 ½ months at least two lives have been saved by public who has learnt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.

Dr. Aggarwal said that 50 people die every day in Delhi of a cardiac illness and 5-6 lives should be saved every day if general public learns CPR. He said that Heart Care Foundation of India plans to train one lakh people within this year.

Over 1200 school children were trained in CPR which is based on the mantra – “within 10 minutes of sudden cardiac death (earlier the better) for the next 10 minutes (longer the better) compress the centre of the chest of the victim with a speed of 10 x 10 i.e. 100.”

Addressing the gathering Ms K.G. Modi, Principal of the school said that as a good Samaritan, it is the duty of every teacher to learn CPR and in turn train parents and school children so that every child learns that CPR 10 training is not only for organization but is also for each and every person and family.

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 25409  people since 1^st November 2012.

                                                                                                   

The CPR 10 Mantra is – “within 10 minutes of death, earlier the better; at least for the next 10minutes, 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.”

Dr. KK Aggarwal awarded ISWA Honorary Fellowship

 Padma Shri & Dr. BC Roy National Awardee, Dr. KK Aggarwal, President Heart Care Foundation of India was awarded Dr. RD Sharma ISWA Honorary Fellowship in appreciation and recognition of contribution in the field of science, writing and communication.

In its citation the fellowship said, “A man of many talents, he is dedicated to cause of a healthy and hearty society. Through excellence in medical sciences, devotion to social well-being and innovation in reach and approach, Dr. Aggarwal has scaled many frontiers in the public communication of health sciences too”.

The fellowship was awarded by Indian Science Writers Association.

Mr. LS Rathore, Head of the Meteorological Society gave away the fellowship and Dr. Manoj K Patariya, President, Indian Science Writers’ Association conducted the ceremony.

After receiving the fellowship, Dr. Aggarwal dedicated his fellowship to the learning and teaching of Hands-only CPR 10, a life-saving technique to revive people within 10 minutes of death.

90-year-old learns CPR 10, hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Heart Care Foundation of India today trained 984 students at S D Public School, Pitampura in CPR 10, the hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation technique.

Elaborating on this, Padma Shri & Dr. BC Roy National Awardee, Dr. KK Aggarwal, President Heart Care Foundation of India said that for the first time a 90-year-old retired Joint Director from the Directorate of Education, Shri S N Sharma, learned hands-only CPR 10.

The campaign was inaugurated by Chairman of S D Public School Dr Sushil Gupta, Vice Chairman Sh. Kanwar Bhan Goel. Others who participated were Ms Anita Sharma, Principal  & Ms Rekha Gupta. Mr. Gupta said that learning and passing on knowledge about CPR 10 is the best gift one can give to others.

Dr. Aggarwal also said that one should learn and educate at least 10 people about CPR 10. He further cautioned that CPR practical training should be done only on dummies and not on each other. 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.”

So far the foundation has trained 21845 people.

CPR 10 has been endorsed by many distinguished celebrities: Dr. Deepak Chopra, the New age Guru and noted author; Mr. Sushil Shinde, Union Home Minister; Smt. Sheila Dikshit, Chief Minister of Delhi; Shri A K Walia, Health Minister of Delhi; Prof. Kiran Walia, Education Minister of Delhi; noted poet Ashok Chakradhar; noted dancers Nalini, Kamalini, Uma Sharma; film star Poonam Jhawar and most top cardiologists of India.

Heart Disease Has Doubled In The Last Two Decades

The incidence of heart diseases has doubled in the last two decades. The risk in Indians is four times that of white Americans, six times of Chinese and 20 times of that in the Japanese. Indians have more diabetes, small vessel disease, diffuse disease and often present late. The average age of heart disease in India is 56 years versus 64 years in the West. This was stated by Padma Shri & Dr. BC Roy National Awardee, Dr. KK Aggarwal, President Heart while delivering a lecture in a seminar organized by Dept. of Science & Technology, Government of India.

Dr. Aggarwal also demonstrated CPR 10, the technique of hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Dr. Aggarwal further said that 17 states in India have already banned manufacture and sales of Gutka and other smokeless tobacco products. The time has now come for the country as a whole to ban these products.  

Dr Inderjeet Singh, IAS, Joint Secretary, Dept. of Science & Technology, said that a healthy lifestyle can prevent diseases like heart attack, diabetes and blood pressure. He said that one should exercise every day and should live a life devoid of stress.

Dr. Aggarwal also said that only 8% of heart patients in India receive clot-dissolving or removal therapy as compared to 40% of heart patients in the West. He said that the time of onset to admission in a hospital is 300 minutes in India as against 170 minutes in Europe and 120 minutes in the US.

Learn CPR 10 … Smt. Sheila Dikshit demonstrating CPR 10 in Heart Care Foundation of India stall at IITF 2012

On the inaugural day of the India International Trade Fair 2012 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi today, Smt. Sheila Dikshit, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Delhi and Shri Haroon Yusuf, Minister, Power, Development, Food & Civil Supplies Dept. Govt. of Delhi visited the Heart Care Foundation of India stall.

Padma Shri and Dr BC Roy National Awardee Dr KK Aggarwal, President Heart Care Foundation of India demonstrated the technique of CPR 10 – compression only cardiopulmonary resuscitation to Smt. Sheila Dikshit and Shri Haroon Yusuf, who actively participated in learning the CPR 10 technique.

Dr. KK Aggarwal said that everybody should remember the CPR 10 Mantra, which is “Within 10 minutes of cardiac arrest (earlier the better) for the next 10 minutes at least, compress the centre of the chest with a speed of 100 compressions per minute (10x10)”. CPR 10 is easy to learn and easy to do and one does not need to be a doctor or be certified in this technique to do CPR.

He further said that so far the Foundation has trained 9000 people in CPR 10 technique.

Learn CPR- Sushil Shinde The popular Perfect Health Mela ends

  Learn CPR- Sushil Shinde 

The popular Perfect Health Mela ends

New Delhi: Sunday, 11 November 2012: On the concluding day of MTNL Perfect Health Mela being organised by Heart Care Foundation of India, India’s Home Minister Sh Sushil Shinde released the CPR 10 Mantra “Within 10 Miniutes of Cardiac arrest( earlier the better) for the next atleast 10 miniutes compress the centre of the chest with a speed of 100/min (10x10)”

Mr Shinde to the Mela Delegation led by Padmashri & Dr. BC Roy National Awardee, Dr. KK Aggarwal, President Heart Care Foundation of India said that CPR should be learned by everybody. He wished the

CPR-10 initiative all the success.

The 19th Perfect Health Mela was formally closed on Sunday evening. Thousands of people participated and visited the Mela. Dr. (Prof.) Kiran Walia, Women & Child Department, Social Welfare Department and Languages in her message said that youngsters should not indulge into alcoholism. She said that the drug addiction is becoming a major problem in adolescents. Patient who indulges in substance abuse should be tackled gently and with care. She also said that menstruating women should take a weekly dose of folic acid.

Dr. KK Aggarwal said that the Mela has ended with a good note for the public as dengue is at its decline.

CPR 10 a draw at the Mela Following records were made

•       1050 students were trained in one session of multiple-rescuer CPR.

•       201 people were trained in one session of single-rescuer CPR.

•       Maximum people trained in one day were 2168.

•       96 children with special needs were trained in one session.

•       Total number of people trained more than 8500 people in CPR 10

Heritage Inter Dancing School Competition

Various classical dances like Bharatnatyam, Odissi and Kathak were organized as part of Heritage, the Inter Dance School Festival. The competitions were coordinated by Indian Oil Corporation.

•       Classical dance has effects like meditation.

•       Classical dancing should be part and parcel of school education.

•       People who indulge into classical dance have less lifestyle disorders.

Conference on Zoonoses 2012

Over 100 people participated in a conference on Zoonoses. The messages were:

•       Zoonoses is an animal disease, which can be transmitted to humans.

•       Humans are accidental hosts who acquire disease through close contact with an infected animal who may or may not be having a Zoonosis.

•       Children are at higher risk.

•       Pets can transmit bacterial, fungal and parasitic zoonoses.

•       The different routes of transmission may be saliva, respiratory secretions or through direct contact.

•       Saliva transmission can be through bites or contaminated scratches.

•       The risk of transmission can be reduced by simple precautions.

•       Owners should wash their hands following contact with their pets or cleaning of their cages.

•       Younger pets present a greater risk of diseases than older pets.

•       Pets should not be fed raw meat or eggs.

•       Pets should not be allowed to eat garbage.

•       Pets should not be allowed to drink surface water or toilet water.

•       Pets should be treated timely for diarrhea and dermatoses.

•       All dogs should be vaccinated for rabies.

 National Workshop on pre-hospital care in heart attack

A national workshop on pre-hospital care in heart attack was organized in association with National Heart Institute. The faculty included Dr Vinod Sharma, Dr K K Aggarwal, Dr. Tushar Roy, Dr. Lokesh C Gupta, Dr.SK Modi, Dr. KC Goswami and Dr. Sameer Srivastava.

Facts released

In heart attack, at the onset of chest pain, one should chew a tablet of 300 gm of water soluble aspirin. This will reduce chances of death by 22%.

•       Any pain which can pinpointed by a finger is not a heart pain.

•       Any pain of less than 30 seconds duration is not a heart pain.

•       One should reach hospital within 90 minutes of heart attack to receive clot dissolving or clot removing therapy.

•       At the onset of heart attack, one should also be given stat dose of anti cholesterol medicine.

•       Burning in chest for the first time in life after the age of 40 should raise the suspicion of a heart attack.

•       Breathlessness after the age of 40 for the first time in life should not be ignored.

 Live discussion on diabetes

 A live discussion was held on Dilli Aajtak on diabetes. The faculty included Dr K K Aggarwal and Dr A K Jinghan. The star attraction was cricketer Mr Vijay Dahiya.

 Facts about diabetes:

•       Fasting sugar of more than 90 can have cardiovascular involvement.

•       A1c of more than 6.5 is diagnostic of diabetes.

•       A1c testing should be done every three years.

•       Blood sugar along with blood pressure should be kept under control in all patients with diabetes.

•       If uncontrolled, diabetes can damage the heart, eyes, kidney and brain.

Sindhi Academy organized cultural evening

 A cultural evening was organized where Sindhi singer Uma Lallo performed.  

Symposium on Prayer, Health & Religion 

A symposium was organized on prayer, health and religion in association with Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.

The panelists included Prof. Sunil Kumar (Hinduism), Imam Umar Ahmed Iliyasi (Islam), Padri Kanasih G (Christianity), Bhikshu Purnima (Buddhism), Dr. AK Merchant (Bahai Faith), Dr. E A Malekar (Yahudi)

and Acharya Dr. Sadhvi Sadhna Ji Maharaj (Jainism). The session was moderated by Padma Shri & Dr. BC Roy National Awardee, Dr. KK Aggarwal, President of the Mela. Mr. J. Veeraraghavan delivered the

keynote address.

 Facts about prayer:

• Even silent prayers can be effective

• Prayer has been known to help heal patients.

• Every hospital should have a prayer room with facilities for prayer for every religion.

•  Patients of some religions may request the doctor to pray with them. Their sentiments should be preserved.

•  In Islam doctors may pray for patients and they are encouraged to do so.

• Prayer is one of the five pillars in Islam.

• Prayer is a staple of Jewish spiritual life.

Heart Care Foundation of India to be in Limca Book of Records – trains 1010 people in CPR 10: Continuous Compression-only CPR in on session

 New Delhi: Thursday, 1 November 2012:  Heart Care Foundation of India today created an Indian record by training 1010 students and teachers in one session in Continuous Compression-only CPR called CPR-10. The event was held at Birla Vidya Niketan School. 200 human dummies were used for the training.

 Celebrities who witnessed and addressed the event were Dr Sadhvi Sadhna Ji Maharaj Chairperson World Fellowship of Religions, Ms Geeta Chandran, Noted Bharat Natyam Exponent, Mr Satish Upadhyay, Chairman Education Committee MCD South Zone, Dr Aparna Jaswal Sr Cardiologist Escorts Heart Institute, Dr H K Chopra Vice President Cardiological Society of India,  Dr Anil Bansal Jt Secretary National IMA, Mr Rakesh Paveria Additional DCP, Ms Minakshi Kushwaha Principal Birla Vidya Niketan and Ms Tapati Singhi Administrator Birla Vidya Niketan.

Launching the campaign, Ms Geeta Chandran said that 1% of the population at any given time should be trained in CPR-10.

Speaking on the occasion, Padma Shri & Dr. BC Roy National Awardee, Dr. KK Aggarwal, President Heart Care Foundation of India, said that resuscitation mantra is that within 10 minutes of clinical death, for the next 10 minutes the chest of the victim should be compressed with a speed of 100   (10 x 10) per minute. If the electric shock machine is not available, one can give two thumps in the centre of the chest from a distance of one foot.

Dr. Aggarwal said that all relations of heart patients, healthcare workers, health journalists should be trained in this procedure. The difference between CPR 10 and traditional CPR is that mouth to mouth respiration is not needed in CPR 10. The Foundation plans to train one lakh people in the next two years.

Learning can be one to one on a human dummy, called single-rescuer CPR or it can be multiple rescuer training with multiple people performing resuscitation on one person.

Single-rescuer training will be held on 9th November 2012 at the Perfect Health Mela ground where 200 nurses will learn the technique in one go.

The function also launched the various other activities to be held in MTNL Perfect Health Mela.

CPR 10

1.   Cardiac death is reversible in the first 10 minutes. In this period the brain remains alive even though the heart and respiration have stopped. This period is called clinical death.

2.   In Ayurvedic language, the consciousness and the Prana Vayu do not leave the body in the first 10 minutes and therefore if the heart can be revived, one can be revived.

3.    The best way to resuscitate is to provide mouth to mouth respiration combined with chest compressions but if a sole lay rescuer is present or multiple lay rescuers are reluctant to perform mouth-to-mouth breathing, the Heart Care Foundation of India recommends performance of CPR 10 using chest compressions alone, called continuous compression-only CPR.

4.   The CPR 10 mantra (Formula of 10) is: Within 10 minutes of clinical death for the next 10 minutes continuously and effectively compress the center of the chest with a speed of 100 (10x10) compressions per minute.

5.   Clinical death means no respiration, no heart breathing and no response on painful stimuli.

6.   Ten minutes mean as early as possible. The chances of revival reduce by 10% each minute.

7.   Center of the chest means in the centre of a line between two nipples.

8.   Continuously means with minimum interruptions

9.   Effectively means compressing the chest up to 5 cm with each down stroke and allowing the chest to recoil completely between each down-stroke

10. Remember: Push hard (compress 5 cm with each down stroke) and push fast (100 per minute) on the center of the chest.

11. Do not interrupt chest compressions to palpate for pulses and continue CPR 10 until electric shock machine is available or a doctor takes the charge or the patient wakes up.

12. CPR 10 is not for children or arrest that occurs due to drowning. In these cases, mouth to mouth breathing is still necessary.