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Delhi Metro instals equipment to handle cardiac arrests
Thursday February 23, 2012 06:39:02 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: The Delhi
Metro Thursday installed Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs)
at two stations to provide emergency treatment if a passenger
suffers a cardiac arrest.
"The AED is a portable electronic device that automatically
diagnoses a potentially life-threatening cardiac arrest in a
patient. The medical equipment treats patients through
defibrillation -the application of electrical shock to allow the
heart to re-establish an effective rhythm," Arindam Sen, CEO, Opto
Circuits (India) Ltd said.
To start with, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) along with
Opto Circuits (India) Ltd, a manufacturer of medical equipment and
interventional devices, has installed AEDs at the two biggest
interchange stations - Central Secretariat and Kashmere Gate.
This will be followed by training for a group of DMRC staff.
"At least one incident of medical emergency in a month is
witnessed in DMRC. AED will be of great use particularly at a
crowded station. We have started with two Metro stations. Later,
we will provide this facility to other Metro stations as well,"
Anuj Dayal, Metro spokesperson said.
The AED's have already been installed at all the six stations on
the Delhi Airport Metro Express line.
As per medical experts, an estimated 40 million Indians suffer
from at least one cardiovascular disease or disorder, making them
susceptible to sudden cardiac arrest (SCA).
"If cardiac arrest patients are not attended to immediately, they
can lead to irreversible brain damage within three to five
minutes. Defibrillation systems such as AEDs enable the detection
and identification of life-threatening arrhythmias and when
appropriate, deliver a shock to restore the normal heartbeat,"
Vanita Arora, senior consultant cardio electro physiologist, Max
hospital added.
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