In a first of its kind, Mumbai will soon have a 24-hour facility to help cardiac arrest victims.
According to a latest development, King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital in Parel will soon start this facility becoming the first public hospital in the city to do so. In addition, the patients will be provided angioplasty at the earliest.
This development comes considering the high prevalence of heart attacks, especially among the younger people.
Moreover, doctors have stated that the only way to save lives is to treat the patient during the golden hour, which is within six hours of the person experiencing heart pain.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is currently awaiting approval from the state government to convert the existing Cath lab into this round-the-clock facility.
The central government has launched the segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) programme, recently. As part of this, a project was launched by the state government in September.
Hospital will operate in such a way that the people can share their electrocardiogram (ECG) reports with the doctors through WhatsApp. Once the doctors are sure that the patient in question needs the angioplasty, they will help them to be transported to the centre, BMC officials exclaimed.
This initiative will help to those who cannot afford such expensive service.
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