NMC thrust on CPR awareness among youth
The programme has been scheduled on 6 December in the auditoriums of respective teaching hospitals.
A DCP-rank officer saved the life of a man who fell unconscious after his bike met with an accident on the Delhi Cantonment flyover by administering timely cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to him.
In a video that went viral on social media, DCP (Traffic) Shashank Jaiswal spotted a biker lying unconscious following an accident near Prem Baradi Bridge while heading home.
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Acting swiftly, Jaiswal administered CPR and saved the young man’s life before he was rushed to a hospital for proper treatment.
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The official was returning home when he saw people surrounding an unconscious person. After receiving CPR, the man regained consciousness within a minute and was then sent to a hospital for treatment of his injuries.
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