Guards revive a passenger’s life by performing CPR! Here is why you should learn it too

Guards revive a passenger’s life by performing CPR! Here is why you should learn it too

A passenger identified as J Roy Chowdhury collapsed at the Kolkata airport while he was about to board the flight for Bagdogra. He was saved by two Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), who gave him cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) at the right time, which helped the man regain his senses.
Hemendra Singh, Assistant Inspector General, Public Relations Officer, CISF said, "Sub Inspector Partha Bose rushed to the passenger and found him unconscious, his breathing was unstable. Mr Bose gave cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to the passenger with the help of another colleague following which the passenger regained his senses."

What is CPR?
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency lifesaving process that is performed when the heart stops beating. CPR, when given at the right time, can double and triple the chances of survival after a cardiac arrest, says the American Heart Association.
CPR is used when someone gets a heart attack, is near-drowning or gets a cardiac arrest. To put it in simple words, CPR is used when someone's breathing or heartbeat has stopped.

Anyone can give a CPR even if they do not know how to perform it perfectly. It's fat better to do something than do nothing at all, even if you are fearful that your knowledge or abilities aren't 100 per cent complete.

How to perform CPR according to the American Heart Association:

Anyone can give a CPR even if they do not know how to perform it perfectly. It's fat better to do something than do nothing at all, even if you are fearful that your knowledge or abilities aren't 100 per cent complete.

How to perform CPR according to the American Heart Association:

Untrained
If you are not trained, give CPR with hands only. That means uninterrupted chest compression of 100- 120 in a minute until help arrives. You should not try the rescue breathing

Trained
If you are a well-trained and confident, check the pulse and breathing. If there is no breathing or pulse in 10 seconds, begin chest compressions. Start CPR with 30 compressions before giving two rescue breaths.

Trained but rusty
If you have received the CPR training and have a rough idea about, give 100 to 120 chest compressions per minute.

This CPR is for everyone but not for newborns who are less than 4 weeks old.

How CPR can save life

CPR helps by keeping the oxygenated blood flowing to the brain and other vital organs. until more definite medical treatment arrives.

Because when the heart stops, the lack of oxygenated blood can cause brain damage in a few minutes. A person in such a situation can die in 8 to 10 minutes.