Why are heart attacks among the young rising? Does it have a connection to indigestion? – Firstpost

Why are heart attacks among the young rising? Does it have a connection to indigestion? – Firstpost

Sidharth Shukla. Shreyas Talpade. Vikas Sethi. What do these three men have in common? All three suffered heart-related conditions — while Sidharth and Shreyas had a heart attack, Vikas suffered a cardiac arrest. And it’s not just the three of them. Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), namely heart attacks and cardiac arrests, have escalated in India from … Read more

With heart attacks on the rise, why CPR is a life skill that every person should learn – Firstpost

With heart attacks on the rise, why CPR is a life skill that every person should learn – Firstpost

Recently, a video went viral on social media in which a railway ticket examiner administered Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and saved a man’s life on a long-distance train between Bihar’s Darbhanga and Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi. Social media users praised the Railways official for his quick thinking and preparedness to tackle the medical emergency. The incident has … Read more