Automated External Defibrillator (AED) costing
Rs. 1.5 lakh to save the lives of those who suffer from Sudden Cardiac Arrest
(SCA) was installed at the Coimbatore Airport on Thursday as part of the project
to Save a Life by the Rotary Club of Coimbatore and Philips Medical India to
install these machines in public places.
The machine was installed at the security check
area in the departure hall of the Coimbatore Airport in the presence of Airport
Director K. Peter Abraham, Project Co-ordinator J. Bala Venkat, Club President
K.S. Balakrishnan, Secretary Gurpreet Singh, Project Chairman Sundaravadivelu
and Philips National Director Jithesh Mathur.
Objective
One in 2000 Indians per year dies due to SCA.
Timely aid could save many lives and the
objective of installing the AED was to empower a common man to do his bit to
save a life.
Everyone was aware of Cardiopulmonary
Resuscitation (CPR), which is an aid given physically while Ventricular
Fibrillation is done using a device.
The device would generate an electric shock to
the heart muscle to reverse the effects of ventricular fibrillation.
Rotary Club planned to instal 18 such machines
at 10 places such as railway station, Collectorate and airport besides bus stand.
On July 19, a device was installed on Platform No. 2 of Coimbatore Junction and
another one at Coimbatore Collectorate. The third one has been installed now at
airport.
At railway station, more than 60 staff had so
far been trained to use the device and to save a life. On reviving the heart
rhythm, the patient could be put on an ambulance for continuing the treatment
while being rushed to the hospital.
Trained
On Thursday, nearly 40 persons belonging to
various agencies operating at the airport were trained in using the machine.
The project has drawn enormous response from Ganga Hospital, PSG Hospital,
KMCH, GKNM, Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine – Coimbatore Chapter,
Indian Society of Anaesthesiologist – Coimbatore Branch and Indian Red Cross
Society.
Mr. Abraham said that the device would be of
immense help in saving the life of a patient who suffers a cardiac arrest. He
thanked the sponsors for the same.
He said that another machine at the arrival hall
would be of immense help in ensuring instant and swift reaction.
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