4,000 trained as part of CPR awareness drive

To strengthen community emergency response and preparedness, Fortis Escorts Hospital on Tuesday launched a CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) awareness and training drive. The initiative aimed to equip citizens with critical life-saving skills.

The drive was simultaneously conducted across all Fortis hospitals in India, with participation from two Gleneagles hospitals.

Together, the campaign trained over 4,000 participants across hospitals and community venues, as 90-minute sessions included a hands-on demonstration of CPR techniques, choking rescue methods, and an interactive question and answer session led by emergency medicine specialists, trained nurses, and certified CPR instructors.

Participants received a certificate of participation and a first aid booklet outlining key emergency response steps.

In the city, sessions were organised in collaboration with Global Group of Institutes here, and aimed to take life-saving knowledge directly to communities, reaching students, corporate employees, fitness trainers, traffic police, taxi drivers, and first responders, in a bid to create a more confident and capable public, ready to act during emergencies, according to Dr Ritu Garg, chief growth and innovation officer of the hospital.

“Emergencies can happen anywhere; at home, in the workplace, or on the road. Through the CPR training drive, we want to empower every individual with the confidence to respond effectively in those crucial first moments before medical help arrives,” she said.