Doctors slam Railways after TTE does CPR on elderly man who had a heart attack
A video of a traveling ticket checker (TTE) administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a 70-year-old customer who reportedly had a heart attack during the train trip was released by the Ministry of Railways on Saturday.
Since the patient was conscious and doing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on an "awake" person is against medical policy and may result in legal repercussions, the video, which was intended to praise the railway employee, has angered physicians and other medical experts.
Since the patient was conscious and doing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on an "awake" person is against medical policy and may result in legal repercussions, the video, which was intended to praise the railway employee, has angered physicians and other medical experts.
The event occurred in the general coach of the amrapali Express, which travels from amritsar in punjab to Katihar Junction station in Bihar. The Railway Ministry praised the TTE as a "life saver" in a post on X. "While traveling in the general coach of train number 15708 'Amrapali Express', a 70-year-old passenger suffered a heart attack. The TTE deployed there immediately gave CPR and saved the life of the passenger. The passenger was then sent to the hospital at Chhapra railway station," the post read.
Medical professionals reacted to the "misleading" video in horror and requested the Railways to delete it from social media, afraid it would influence people incorrectly.
"Performing CPR on a patient who is conscious is very dangerous and wrong," commented Dr Аshїsh Рrаdhаn (@DrAshishPradhan). "This is no joke. CPR is a life-saving procedure. Please delete this video so that people don't lose lives over misinformation."
Dr Nawazish Khan (@docman_nhk) wrote, "CPR is not performed on conscious patients. The procedure is reserved exclusively for those who are unresponsive & not breathing or have an ineffective pulse. Performing CPR on a conscious patient violates medical protocols & can result in legal liability for the responder."
"Performing CPR on a patient who is conscious is very dangerous and wrong," commented Dr Аshїsh Рrаdhаn (@DrAshishPradhan). "This is no joke. CPR is a life-saving procedure. Please delete this video so that people don't lose lives over misinformation."
Dr Nawazish Khan (@docman_nhk) wrote, "CPR is not performed on conscious patients. The procedure is reserved exclusively for those who are unresponsive & not breathing or have an ineffective pulse. Performing CPR on a conscious patient violates medical protocols & can result in legal liability for the responder."