The incident happened at a clinic in Kolhapur Maharashtra Where the miraculous efforts of renowned cardiologist Dr Arjun Adnaik have been recorded in the CCTV footage. The video went viral after Rajya Sabha MP and BJP spokesperson Dhananjay Mahadik shared it on Twitter. The MP tweeted, “This video shows an example of a real life hero living among us. Dr. Arjun Adnaik, one of the best cardiologist in Kolhapur saved a patient’s life. I salute such honorable and virtuous heroes. I appreciate it.”
This video shows an example of a real life hero living among us. Dr. Arjun Adnaik, one of the best cardiologist in Kolhapur saved a patient’s life. I appreciate such honorable and virtuous heroes. pic.twitter.com/Gd9U2ubldJ
— Dhananjay Mahadik (@dbmahadik) 5 September 2022
Event
As per CCTV records, the incident took place on September 3 at around 2 pm in OPD 1 of a hospital. Two men, one wearing a yellow T-shirt and the other wearing a blue T-shirt, are seen sitting opposite Dr. Adnaik. During that time some other people are also seen in the room.
Within a few moments, one of them suddenly collapsed while sitting on the chair. A few seconds before the fall, he rubbed his knees and even tried to hit the table lightly.
Seeing the man falling, the doctor immediately ran to him and started beating his chest. In the 37-second long video, the doctor can be seen patting the patient’s chest for more than 12 seconds. After recovery, the patient is seen sitting calmly on the chair and he also answers to the doctor.
People have appreciated the presence of the doctor.
However, many others have said that the whole thing looked as if it was staged.
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“…but nothing beats this kind of chest thumping”
Dr Sharik Shamim, an interventional cardiologist, tweeted, “I’m sorry, but chest thumps like this do nothing. This is not CPR. And it has nothing to do with the person waking up.”
Another Twitter user, Dr Milind Bhise wrote, “This is not a cardiac arrest sim, it could just be unconsciousness. It is neither thumping nor CPR, and it was not a cure for anything. Doctors are human beings. “Neither god nor businessmen, so don’t praise too much or call robbers. Do as much as we can to help.”
Another user wrote, “Never seen or heard of such CPR for heart attack.. Dr. goes back to his seat, others stand up.. Feels weird”
Talking to TOI, Dr Adnaik said that he has done this many times. He also said that this is the first time that this has been recorded in the CCTV installed in his OPD. He said that people should use cardiac massage to revive a patient’s heart.
A pacemaker is a device that controls an irregular heart rate. It consists of flexible wires that are placed in the chambers of the heart. These wires provide the electrical pulse and adjust the heart rate. This is necessary for those who have a slow heartbeat. It is also recommended for people in whom the heartbeat stops, causing fainting. It is also used to cure fast beating heart.
What is CPR?
Sudden cardiac arrest victims require CPR to prevent further damage. CPR increases the patient’s chances of survival. CPR or cardiopulmonary resuscitation is performed when the person is unconscious and not breathing. In this, mouth to mouth breathing and chest compressions are done to pump blood to the brain. It works on the principle of 30 chest compressions and 2 mouth to mouth breaths.
The Stages of CPR Everyone Needs to Know
- Help the patient to lie on the back
- Kneel next to the patient and place the heel of your hand on the center of the chest
- keep your arms straight
- Interlock your fingers and keep them tightly closed to each other
- Elevate your fingers and make sure they do not touch the rib cage of the patient’s bone
- press on the chest; release the pressure
- Repeat to deliver 30 compressions at 100 compressions per minute
- raise the patient’s chin; shut your nose
- Breathe into the patient’s mouth; stop when you see chest rise
- After the chest drops, repeat the inhalation and compression.
- Each chakra should consist of 30 chest compressions, followed by two rescue breaths.