Manama, October 24 (BNA) The Bahrain Red Crescent Society set up a special wing in the Avenues Mall, where the paramedics of the Society briefed and trained many citizens and residents on “cardiopulmonary resuscitation” and how to provide it. Urgent help for people in their vicinity who may be suffering from a heart attack. This training comes at a time when statistics from the World Health Organization indicate that heart disease accounts for 16% of causes of death globally.
This event came within the “Arab Pulse Wave” emanating from the Arab World Day for Cardiac Resuscitation, which is celebrated throughout the Arab world on October 10-20, and as an extension of the World Cardiac Resuscitation Day established by the International Federation of the Red Cross and the Red Cross. Red Crescent First Aid Reference Center.
Over the course of an entire day, Pakistan Red Crescent Society paramedics provided information to attendees about CPR in several emergency situations, such as a heart attack or near drowning, where the patient’s breathing or pulse had stopped.
They used hands-on models and equipment, including four-step hands-on cardiac rescue training, and continuous chest compressions at a rate of 100 to 120 compressions per minute until an ambulance or professional help arrived.
The organizing team conducted a live broadcast via video link of the events of this training for a period of three continuous hours, within the framework of the Kingdom of Bahrain’s partnership with the countries of the world on this occasion.
The CPR event comes within the Federation’s first aid guidelines to save the victims of cardiac arrest, which was launched by the Federation under the slogan “All citizens of the world can save a life”, as the last days of October of each year became an annual occasion to raise public awareness about CPR about the scientist.
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