A doctor in Bengaluru saved a woman who suffered cardiac arrest at a polling booth on Friday by performing CPR.
Dr. Ganesh Srinivas Prasad, a nephrologist and transplant physician was waiting in queue with dozens of other people when a woman fainted. The doctor said that the woman who was standing in front of him suffered cardiac arrest at the polling booth. He noticed that she had no pulse and immediately performed CPR (Cardiopulmonary resuscitation). His quick action saved the woman's life. Shortly after the CPR, the woman regained spontaneous circulation.
Dr. Prasad shared a picture of the woman who collapsed on the ground and also shared a video that shows the woman awake and being aided onto a stretcher on the X (formerly Twitter) platform. In his post, he wrote, “As I was waiting in queue…one lady had syncope and cardiac arrest in front of me. There was no pulse and I started immediate CPR…luckily she got ROSC within minutes”.
The doctor's post has gained more than 217,000 views and comments are flooded praising the doctor for his quick action. One user commented “Thank you so much doctor, saving a life is the best gift a human can give”, and another said, “Well done. The basic CPR training should be given to all citizens”.
On Friday, the voting took place in 14 constituencies in Karnataka. The Election Commission roughly calculates the turnout at 69.23 percent. The estimated voter attendance in Bengaluru Central was 52.1 percent, Bengaluru North was 54.42 percent, and 53.15 percent in Bengaluru South.
As per the poll authorities, extreme summer heat turned out to be one of the causes for the people not attending the polling booth in the city. Several parts of Karnataka state are encountering heat waves.
(Input from various sources)
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