Scaring and Eye-Opener Facts:

It was disheartening, eye-opener but very interesting & informative read in the last few days. The #research was conducted in #Karachi with public & private #hospitals partnership. The results are:

1- Only 1 in a 100 people in #Pakistan survive a #cardiac arrest, one of the deadliest types of #medical #emergencies, according to the findings.

2- 7 out of 10 cardiac arrests happen at #home, a statistic that points to the importance of family members and #bystanders being #trained to provide immediate #CPR to their loved ones and community members.

3- They also found that immediate CPR by bystanders only took place in 1 in 10 cases: a statistic that greatly increases the likelihood of #death.

4- Karachi, which is estimated to need 200 fully-equipped #ambulances, has just 60 ambulances that can prevent #mortality from cardiac arrest.

5- Researchers also noted that 93% of ambulance staff DID NOT CONDUCT CPR on the way to #hospital.

6- They also admitted that pre-hospital care and #emergency response services are still in their initial early stages in Karachi.

7- #Survival rates from cardiac arrests in the developing world are at least ten times higher than Pakistan.

8- Every home across the country should have a person trained in conducting CPR.

9- They also emphasized on the telephone-CPR initiatives, where helpline operators advised laymen on how to perform CPR, also helped boost the chances of survival.

10- Furthermore, they highlighted that #Pakistan should also set up a single 911 type number that will #help #dispatch an ambulance with #defibrillators and #paramedics #trained in CPR in cases of cardiac arrest.