Health and Wellness - Save a Life: Episode 53

As per the WHO census statistics, mortality due to cardiac causes has overtaken mortality caused by all cancers put together. The concerning change in recent times is that the onset of heart disease is now seen at a younger age, especially in people who are in their 30s and 40s. The biggest reason for heart-related deaths is a lack of awareness as to what needs to be done in a cardiac emergency.

Save a Life is an initiative which helps to undersatnd the need for CPR. Life-saving techniques such as CPR give you the power to Save a Life. It has been proven that bystander CPR improves the rate of survival by almost 50%.

The eminent cardiologists raise awareness about the early signs & symptoms of cardiac arrest so that patients can get to the hospital in time and also be trained on giving CPR if the need arises to save and revive life.