GCS hospital organized CPR training for Rickshaw drivers on the occasion of World Heart Day
On World Heart Day, special CPR training was organized for rickshaw drivers by GCS Hospital in association with Ahmedabad Rickshaw Chalak Ekta Union on September 29. Dr. Heena Chhanwal (HOD – Anaesthesia Department) and the team from the Anaesthesia Department of GCS Hospital explained the technique of CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) - how to save a person when a heart attack occurs, how to give compression in a particular part of the chest, in which position of the hand, and how much pressure should be given with the practice on mannequin too. Many life-threatening incidents such as heart attack, electrocution, drowning and cardiac arrest, etc. can be saved by immediate CPR.