Ashwini Vaishnaw deletes viral video of CPR on passenger in train amid backlash from doctors | Trending
Nov 27, 2024 12:03 PM Union Miner Ashwini Vaishnaw took down a video of a TTE adminering CPR to an elderly passenger. Doctors said CPR is not to be done on conscious person. Union Miner Ashwini Vaishnaw has deleted the video of a travelling ticket examiner (TTE) performing CPR on an elderly passenger who allegedly suffered a heart attack while travelling in a train. The move comes as several doctors question the action and slammed the official. Union Miner Ashwini Vaishnaw deleted the viral post showing CPR being performed on a man in a train. (PTI) The Railway Minry had shared the same video earlier, hailing the TTE as a “lifesaver”. The video shows the official performing chest compressions on the 70-year-old man while he lay on a lower berth in the train. The passenger, who is fully awake but appears dressed, is asked the man recording the video when he started feeling unwell while the TTE performs CPR on him. The medical emergency took place on Amrapali Express, according to the minry. The passenger was sent to a hospital in Chhapra, Bihar. “Our dedicated Indian Railways’ team,” Vaishnaw had written in his X post on Sunday, sharing the video. Dr Cyriac Ab Philips, better known as “The Liver Doc” on the internet, was among the first to respond to the miner’s post, urging him to delete the video. The hepatolog who routinely busts health-related misinformation pointed out that CPR should not be given to a conscious patient. “The railway person is harming the patient. His chest compressions are wrong, crude and he is impairing the chances of spontaneous breathing and increasing the risk of rib fractures and chest trauma,” The Liver Doc said. Dr Sam Ghali, an emergency medicine physician in the US who regularly shares medical case studies on social media, was another doctor who shared his thoughts after watching the video. “I can’t believe I actually have to say this but do not perform mouth-to-mouth CPR on awake people who are literally talking to you,” Dr Ghali said on X. Get Latest Updates on… See more News / Trending / Ashwini Vaishnaw deletes viral video of CPR on passenger in train amid backlash from doctors
