Mumbai, October 28: In a humanitarian gesture, officers of the Central Industrial Security Force performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) medical procedure to save a man's life who suffered cardiac arrest at Mumbai airport. The incident took place on October 26. The passenger was later shifted to Nanavati hospital where his condition is stable now.

The passenger, identified as 55-year-old Satyanarayan, collapsed after suffering a cardiac arrest at domestic terminal of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai. CISF personnel immediately rushed to the spot. CISF Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Mohit Kumar Sharma along with two other CISF personnel did not waste time and gave cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to Satyanarayan. The video of the incident is widely shared.

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency procedure that combines chest compressions often with artificial ventilation. It is performed to manually preserve intact brain function until further measures are taken to restore spontaneous blood circulation and breathing in a person who is in cardiac arrest.

In July, a similar incident took place when prompt action by a CISF personnel saved the life of a Paris-bound US passenger at the Delhi airport. Frank Russell (68), holding an American passport, suddenly fainted and fell in the terminal area of the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport after he got down from a Mumbai flight.

CISF Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) P S Pal rushed to help and started administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Following the CPR, Russell soon regained his senses and was rushed to a hospital.

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