In an try to supply first-aid care and cardiac medical providers, the Bengaluru visitors police and civic physique Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) together with Manipal Hospitals have posted QR codes at visitors sign junctions within the metropolis which could be of nice assist throughout medical emergencies.
Manipal Hospitals, in a press release, stated that these codes may help the particular person connect with the emergency quantity at a single click on, and the particular person will probably be directed to ambulance providers.
Every week after World Coronary heart Day, the initiative has been launched to allow first support resembling Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and in addition different emergency providers. The code explains the steps to be adopted to assist revive the affected particular person, it stated in a press release.
Although CPR is a life-saving approach, solely lower than two per cent of India’s inhabitants is aware of tips on how to use it successfully, the assertion stated.
Deepak Venugopalan, regional Chief Working Officer of the hospital, stated that the QR codes have been put in in any respect visitors alerts with the assistance of visitors police, as individuals principally are likely to overlook emergency numbers.