Cardiac Arrest: Cardiologist Seeks Increase In Citizens’ Knowledge About Rescue - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 13, 2019
A Consultant Cardiologist, Ramon Moronkola, has urged the three tiers of government to evolve policies aimed at boosting citizens’ ability to administer Cardiopulmonary resuscitation .
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CPR is a technique designed to temporarilycirculate oxygenated blood through the body of a person whose heart hasstopped.
It involves effective and timed chestcompression done on an individual that has suffered a cardiac arrest withtimely usage of cardiac defibrillator.
Moronkola said that training andincreasing public awareness of CPR holds a long-term benefit for the well-beingof citizens and the country.
To remedy the situation, he said thatgovernment should embark on sensitisation and training of citizens, startingwith the military, paramilitary, police, road and traffic officials on basicCPR procedures.