Odisha: 2,000 people trained to perform CPR

Bhubaneawar, February 2: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday inaugurated the Mass Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Training Programme at Kalinga Stadium here. CPR is a life-saving technique in cases of cardiac arrest and respiratory arrest, which helps maintain blood flow to brain and heart by performing the simple technique of chest compression till medical help arrives. […]

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Odisha: CPR training to 1 lakh community members 

Bhubaneswar, August 25: The American Heart Association (AHA) and AIIMS-Bhubaneswar has joined the hands to train more than 1 lakh community members on life saving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skill in next two years, said AIIMS-Bhubaneswar Executive Director Dr. Ashutosh Biswas here on Thursday. “Survival from cardiac arrest largely depends on how quickly CPR is started […]

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