Heart Care Society organises CPR programme at St Capitanio School, Silchar

way2barak, Nov.30: A CPR programme was organised by Barak Valley Chapter of Heart Care Society of Assam at Saint Capitanio Senior Secondary School, Silchar on 26 November, 2022. Students of class 10,11 and 12 participated in the programme in presence of the Principal Sr. Arpita and other teachers. The resource persons demonstrated the CPR techniques to the students.

Samujjal Chowdhury from Lupin pharmaceutical also participated in the CPR programme. On behalf of Heart Care Society of Assam, Dr.A.H. Choudhury, Vice. President of Barak Valley Chapter, Pinak Kanti Chakraborty, Zonal Secretary of State and Dr. Manab Nath, Asstt. Secretary of State were also present. On behalf of the schools, apart from the Principal, teachers Dimpi Thakur, Kuldeep Goala, Nikita Singh, Jahangir, Somnath Roy, Mridul Dey, Bidita Biswas, Abhi Dey and others were present.

CPR – or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation – is an emergency lifesaving procedure performed when the heart stops beating. Immediate CPR can double or triple chances of survival after cardiac arrest. Keeping the blood flow active – even partially – extends the opportunity for a successful resuscitation once trained medical staff arrive on site.

During the demonstration it was stated that for the general public or bystanders who witness an adult suddenly collapse: compression-only CPR, or Hands-Only CPR is to be done. Hands-Only CPR is CPR without mouth-to-mouth breaths. It is recommended for use by people who see a teen or adult suddenly collapse in an out-of-hospital setting (such as at home, at work, or in a park).