- By Philips
- 2 min read
Sixty-year-old businessman, Mukesh Shah, was playing badminton with his brother, Rakesh; something they did daily. Meanwhile, 35-year-old fitness fanatic, Ravindra Bhattad, a banking professional from Mumbai, was busy working out just a few feet away.
At-a-glance:
- Within a minute, Sixty-year-old businessman, Mukesh Shah lost consciousness and collapsed
- Ravindra Bhattad realized that the symptoms were similar to Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) - the victim needed both Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and an AED shock instantly
- Ravindra started CPR and after 2-3 minutes, club security arrived with the HeartStart FRx AED
The last I remembered, I was playing badminton game and then when I was lying in Ravindra’s car. Certainly without the AED, I would have died.
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Footnotes
- Greater Access to AEDs Could Save 40,000 Lives Each Year: National Safety Council.
- CPR Facts & Stats: How CPR is changing (and saving) lives, American Heart Association CPR & First Aid Emergency Cardiovascular Care, cpr.heart.org/en/resources/cpr-facts-and-stats
- About Sudden Cardiac Arrest: Sudden Cardiac Arrest: A Healthcare Crisis, Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation, www.sca-aware.org/about-sca
- Part 4: The Automated External Defibrillator, American Heart Association, September 16, 2016.
- Response to Cardiac Arrest and Selected Life-Threatening Medical Emergencies, Mary Fran Hazinski; et al, American Heart Association, September 16, 2016.
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