The ‘Bystander to Lifesaver’ initiative, jointly organised by Ganga College of Nursing, Ganga Hospital and UYIR, has entered the Asia Book of Records after training 20,849 people in Hands-Only Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) in 15 days.
Organised in association with the American Heart Association (AHA) and regional All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) institutions, the initiative aimed to equip members of the public with essential lifesaving skills.
Participants from more than 12 institutions received practical CPR training using manikins under the guidance of trained instructors. Pre-training and post-training assessments were also conducted to evaluate their learning.
Resource persons from six AIIMS institutions — Mangalagiri, Raipur, Bathinda, Bhubaneswar, Rishikesh and Deoghar — participated in the programme. The participating institutions included Kumaraguru Institutions, United Institutions, Dr. G.R. Damodaran College of Science, Avinashilingam Institutions, PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Rathinam Institutions, Sri Krishna Institutions and Vikram ENT Hospital.
The training was also extended to hearing-impaired and visually challenged participants, with people from different countries taking part.
The initiative carried the message: “Learn CPR. Be ready to act, because the next lifesaver could be you.”
