Mumbai- According to data provided by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) showed that in 2019, a total of 5,849 patients lost their lives to heart attack in Mumbai. This dropped slightly by 3.6 per cent when in 2020, 5,633 patients succumbed to the disease. But, to everyone’s surprise, in the period between Jan-June 2021, a total of 17,880 succumbed to heart attacks in Mumbai with a surge of 217%. Immediate treatment is essential after a heart attack or Stroke. Because after a heart attack, every minute is important for that person until he reaches the hospital. CPR –Cardio (Heart) Pulmonary (Lungs) Resuscitation (Revival) is helpful for a patient who is not breathing after a severe shock. This increases the chances of the person surviving until further help. To make awareness about First Aid Treatment Apex Hospital Borivali has conducted CPR Training for all their staff recently. The objective of these training sessions is timely preventative actions that can be performed in an emergency. Dr. Manish Dubey and Dr. Rajendra Kamble have given CPR training to Apex Hospital employees.
Giving more information about this, Nikhil Jadhav, Chief Marketing Officer, Apex group of Hospitals said, “Mumbai is facing new diseases every day. Mumbai citizens are facing numerous diseases like Sars-Swine Flu and Corona epidemic. On one hand, the constant changing weather, air pollution, and unsanitary conditions in Mumbai are creating a fertile environment for diseases. If someone collapses due to cardiac arrest, it is necessary to perform CPR. Currently heart disease can develop due to many reasons. Main reason being the lifestyle and other being our food habits. It is more than often that people are unaware about their health. Time of heart attack or cardiac arrest is never known however if someone trained on even CPR BLS can actually save life. Training includes the entire protocol of CAB which is defined by the American Heart Institute. Apex group of Hospitals have decided to train more than 5000 citizens in Mumbai on CPR BLS, this would also include auto drivers, taxi drivers who are continuously on the move and readily available as well.”
Apex group of Hospitals has requested the interested persons to contact the number 9136665105 to provide CPR training in societies, schools, colleges and private and government offices. Apex Group of Hospitals is a chain of Hospitals managed and run by expert Medical Professionals with experience of 25 years. Currently Apex group of Hospitals manages more than 350+ beds and provides qualitative healthcare services to the people of Mumbai and surrounding areas. Apex Hospitals is located in Borivali, Kandivali & Mulund.
