Hands-Only CPR is a chest-compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) technique that helps to revive adults who have suddenly collapsed due to cardiac arrest.
Ganga Hospital and Ganga College of Nursing entered the Asia Book of Records for training 20,849 students of 12 colleges in Hands-only CPR in 15 days.
The Record was made official on Friday at a ceremony that had the presence of Coimbatore District Collector Pavankumar and Coimbatore City Corporation Commissioner Katta Ravi Teja.
Sagayaraj, the adjudicator from Asia Book of Records officially handed over the record certificate to Kanagavalli Shanmuganathan, Co-founder, Ganga Hospital; Dr.Rajasekaran, Dr.Rajasabapathy, Trustees of Ganga College of Nursing and other members of the management of the 2 entities.
Dr.Rajasabapathy underscored the importance of Hands-only CPR as it helps in reducing the risk during unexpected situations and also equips individuals and communities with the life-saving skill.
Dr.Rajasekaran shared that this training initiative, called Bystander to Lifesaver, was taken to 12 institutions in Coimbatore including PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, KPR IET, Kumaraguru Institutions, Sri Krishna Institutions etc. 115 trainers used 120 CPR Mannequins to educate students in batches. Each batch has 240 student participants.
Congratulating Ganga Hospital and Nursing College, Coimbatore City Corporation Commissioner said that this initiative has combined the city’s strength in the fields of education and healthcare to empower its youth with life-saving skills.
He observed that as the city is becoming a preferred destination by senior citizens for retirement, intiatives like this will help the youth population support the elderly who are in need of Hands-only CPR. He recommended Ganga to consider training the Grade 11 and 12 students of Coimbatore Corporation when they resume the training program.
District Collector Pavankumar opined that when a training program comes with certification, it demands that trainee to undergo sufficient training and qualify tests to earn the certificate. He congratulated the students for becoming certified Lifesavers through the initiative.
