Monday 15 August 2016

All public places should mandatorily have AEDs

All public places should mandatorily have AEDs

Dr K K Aggarwal General public should be taught CPR 10 Legendary Pakistani cricketer Hanif Mohammad was brought back to life as reported in TOI. He later died. In Karachi, he was clinically dead for 6 minutes and was revived after that. Media is calling it a miracle but this is medically a routine and not a miracle. About 40% of all sudden cardiac events can be revived with simple hands-only CPR10 and the same can be increased to 60%, if external electric shock machines called AEDs or automated external defibrillators are used. All public places should mandatorily have AEDs and general public should be taught the life saving cardiopulmonary resuscitation technique of CPR 10.

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