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CPR awareness can cut mortality rate of cardiac arrest patients: Experts


Published : 06 Sep 2022 09:05 PM | Updated : 06 Sep 2022 09:05 PM

Prominent cardiologist Professor Dr Abdul Wadud Chowdhury said, through awareness of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), it is possible to reduce the death rate of patients suffering from cardiac arrest to a large extent.

Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMC) Head of Heart Department and Chairman of IPDI Foundation Dr Wadud Chowdhury said this at a CPR training workshop for members of the Economic Reporters Forum (ERF) on Tuesday.

Under the chairmanship of ERF President Sharmin Rinvi, Associate Professor of National Heart Institute, Dr Mohsin Ahmed, Associate Consultant of Cardiology Department of Evercare Hospital also spoke in the workshop. Asif Zaman Tushar. ERF general secretary SM Rashidul Islam presided over the event.

Dr Wadud Chowdhury said, in the developed world, there is a lot of emphasis on CPR training among the public. Compared to that, the awareness rate in this regard is very low in our country. To increase public awareness on this issue, a voluntary organization of cardiologists "HELO-IPDI Foundation" has been organizing nationwide training workshops on CPR.

He emphasized on the role of journalists, electronic and print media in reducing the mortality rate of cardiac arrest patients through CPR training among the masses.

According to global statistics, about 18 million people die of heart disease every year. A major part of that is cardiac arrest. It has been found that the death rate of a person who suffers from cardiac arrest is more than 90 percent. But experts at the workshop said that the death rate of patients suffering from cardiac arrest can be reduced to a large extent by immediate CPR or cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Pointing out that CPR is not given in the whole country except a handful of hospitals in the capital, experts said that one of the reasons why CPR culture has not been developed is the lack of trained manpower and public awareness. At the same time, many providers are reluctant due to the fear of legal complications if a patient dies after receiving CPR.