Jharkhand district to raise 1L trained volunteers for emergency medical aid

IN a first-of-its-kind initiative in the country, Ramgarh district of Jharkhand will soon have an army of one lakh volunteers named 'Aapda Mitra'.

- MUKESH RANJAN @Ranchi

They are trained to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid.

The target was achieved within two months of Deputy Commissioner Faiz-Aq Ahmed Mumtaz taking charge in June this year. CPR is a life-saving technique in emergencies when someone is facing breathing problems or when the heartbeat has stopped due to a heart attack. Performed quickly by trained people, CPR can double or even triple the chances of survival after cardiac arrest.