Training to reduce mortality due to sudden cardiac arrest will be part of the curriculum
Sant Seechewal had raised the issue in Rajya Sabha last year
The Central Government has decided to include it in the curriculum from class 9
Sultanpur Lodhi (Kapurthala).
The Central Government will make the issue raised in Parliament by Rajya Sabha member Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal to provide Basic Life Support (BSL) training to patients on the spot to reduce the rate of deaths due to sudden cardiac arrest a part of the curriculum.
Union Minister of State for Education Jayant Chaudhary in a letter addressed to Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal said that the Central Government is making Basic Life Support (BSL) training compulsory in classes 9th to 12th.
It is noteworthy that Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal had raised the issue during the Parliament session of February 2024 last year that one million people die every year in the country due to sudden cardiac arrest. This mortality rate can be reduced if the patient’s chest is compressed with a special technique within the first three to 10 minutes of a heart attack, then he can be brought back from the brink of death. Dr. Mukesh Gupta, an expert of this technique in Jalandhar, contacted Sant Seechewal last year and demanded that this issue be raised in Parliament.
In a letter sent by Union Minister of State for Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Education Jayant Chaudhary, it has been said that the matter has been examined in consultation with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
After this, the National Council of Educational Research and Training was informed that Basic Life Support Techniques will be included in the Physical Education and Fitness curriculum from class 9. Sant Seechewal thanked the Central Government and said that the government has made this subject compulsory, but now more efforts are required on this. He said, “The first 3 to 10 minutes of a sudden cardiac arrest are extremely sensitive for the patient.
If the chest is pressed in a specific manner during this time, the patient’s life can be saved. Unfortunately, less than 0.1 percent of people are familiar with this technique, whereas every citizen should have this knowledge, because saving human life is our top priority.”