Get Trained in Basic Life Support - a community initiative from Aster CMI Hospital

Residents of north Bangalore should learn how to administer Basic Life Support. This technique will come in handy during an emergency as it will help save the life of a loved one, neighbor or to simply play good Samaritan.

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 BLS is a process where rescue breaths and cardio pulmonary resuscitation is administered in the first few minutes when a person is suspected to have suffered from a cardiac arrest. The process restores blood supply to the heart and brain till an ambulance arrives with the paramedic and improves their chances of survival. The first three minutes is the golden time of a cardiac arrest – any action taken during this time will make or break a life.  ``This life saving process can be administered by anyone trained for such an emergrncy. Any individual over 14 years is ideal to be trained for this basic awareness. By a simple training, anyone can save a life. 

Our initiative at Aster is to provide free training to all students in schools, colleges, residential complexes and corporate,’’ says Dr Nitish Shetty, CEO, Aster CMI Hospitals.  Dr Narayana Swamy Moola, senior consultant intensivist, Aster CMI Hospitals says when called to attend to an emergency where a person has suffered from cardiac arrest, if the victim is not responding, they can start administering cardio pulmonary resuscitation by placing both hands on the chest and pressing at regular intervals.  This is the only way to restart a stopped heart. While this is being done to restore blood supply to the heart and brain, the others should call up an ambulance so that the patient is shifted with professional help to a well equipped hospital, preferably one with facilities for a coronary intervention and advanced care.

 A person trained in BLS has to follow these simple steps: Check for the patient’s response levels by shouting out their name; look for chest breathing; check the neck artery for a pulse. If there is no response or pulse, start BLS. Stop BLS when the patient starts responding to commands. But, be careful as they may collapse again necessitating BLS.  It may be shocking but true. In the entire fast developing neighbourhood of north Bangalore, none of the super speciality or smaller hospitals can boast of having facilities for coronary intervention. The closest such hospitals are MS Ramaiah in Mathikere and Columbia Asia in Yeswantpur. The other hospitals in the area can only help stabilize a patient but will have to quickly shift them to one of these two centres in an ambulance.  Aster will shortly be unveiling its advanced quaternary care multi-speciality emergency care backed by the most advanced Cath lab. It will be supported by a team of Interventional Cardiologists, Trauma Specialists, Neurologists and Neurosurgeons.  Dr Moola says golden hour for a heart patient is very important. ``For such a person, time is muscle -the reference here being to the heart muscle.

 In a maximum of 90 minutes, an angioplasty must be done if required. This critical time frame is called hospital door to balloon time.’’  A person trained in BLS can also be useful when someone has a bad fall or during traffic accidents. They are trained to check for vital signs and ensure that the ``don’ts’’ are followed which include not to shift or lift victims in an unprofessional way. ``In polytrauma, as they called in medical parlance (a bad fall or road accident with multiple injuries), there is always the possibility of a head injury. Do not shift the patient as there will be damage to the neck and brain. Lie them down flat and put the body in line. Do not lift without support to the neck, use a pillow or make a temporary brace – from a bedsheet or large towel by supporting the neck on both sides,’’ adds Dr Moola.

http://northbangalorepost.com/NBP/pages/user/getNewsDetailsByIdNewsController.html?newsId=25 Aster CMI is taking up a public interest initiative to train north Bangalore residents in BLS in association with www.northbangalorepost.com, the local resident connect website that you can reach on 9886495757. To know more, call the hospital on 080-43420100 or email northbangalorepost@gmail.com and prasanthkumar.gelli@dmhealthcare.com.