Desk Report:
Cardiac arrest is one of the leading causes of death in patients with heart disease. The mortality rate in cardiac arrest is 90 percent. But if cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is given at this time, many lives can be saved. But 98 percent of the country’s people have no idea about CPR. That is why the mortality rate in cardiac arrest is high. This information was given at a workshop held at Kurmitola Hospital in the capital on Tuesday.
Research says that about 18 million people die of heart disease every year in the world. Of these, about 324,000 die of cardiac arrest. Cardiac arrest is an abnormal heartbeat (arrhythmia) caused by a problem in the heart’s electrical signals, which disrupts the pumping of the heart. The American Heart Association has said that many patients can be prevented from dying if CPR is given in this situation.
CPR is an emergency medical procedure. It is applied when someone’s heartbeat stops. In this process, blood and oxygen circulation in the heart is temporarily kept active by pressing on the chest and, if necessary, artificial respiration, so that the brain and vital organs remain functional.
Professor Mohsin Ahmed, Head of the Cardiology Department of Kurmitola General Hospital, said in the main article of the workshop that 98 percent of the people in the country do not know what cardiac arrest and CPR are. As a result, if someone suddenly has a cardiac arrest, they die before being taken to the hospital without receiving treatment. Therefore, training in CPR for everyone is essential.
Speaking as a special guest, Brigadier General Professor Syeda Syeda Aleya Sultana, Chief Physician of the Combined Military Hospital (CMH), said, “Many lives can be saved if we can increase the number of people helping those suffering from heart disease. Awareness should not be limited to just one day, it should be worked on every day. Cardiac arrest can happen anytime, anywhere.” So it is important for everyone to know.’
The chief guest of the event, Major General Dr. Kazi Md. Rashid-un-Nabi, Director General of the Directorate General of Military Medical Services, said, ‘For a healthy life, the heart must be taken care of. No one knows when and how someone will have a cardiac arrest. Therefore, awareness and training are very important.’
At the workshop, Kurmitola General Hospital Director Brigadier General Dr. Md. Sayedur Rahman said that a new 50-bed modern ICU is being launched in the hospital. It will be inaugurated on Victory Day on December 16. Currently, the hospital has a 20-bed CCU and a 20-bed HDU. In addition, the work of setting up a 20-bed NICU on the sixth floor is also in the final stages.
Md. Sayedur Rahman said, ‘Our hospital has a 100-bed dialysis unit, where 60 patients are receiving services at 470 taka per day, which is the lowest in the country. 30 more beds will be added soon. Once the new unit is launched, an additional 100 patients will get dialysis facilities every day. The director also said that Kurmitola Hospital has made progress in digitalization of healthcare. Online reporting service has already been launched.
Rashed Rabbi, President of Bangladesh Health Reporters Forum, Abu Reza Md. Qaum Khan, President of Healthy Heart Happy Life Organization (HELO), doctors from different departments of the hospital and journalists were present at the workshop.
