At
St Mathew Public School, Paschim Vihar, New Delhi ,
Conducting a CPR Camp Padma Shri and Dr
BC Roy National Awardee Dr. K K Aggarwal, President, Heart Care Foundation of
India and National
Vice President Elect IMA said that even physically and mentally challenged
students can learn CPR.
Dr
Aggarwal said that every chowkidaar, Security Guard, Ward Boy and helpers in
Healthcare setting should be trained in CPR so that hospital can provide resuscitation right at the gate.
Mrs Anita Sethi Principal of the school said that over 400
students were trained today. She said that the Guru Dakshina which students can
give is to make 10 other people learn
the CPR10 mantra –
“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.”