India’s pioneering ambulance service provider EMRI Green Health Services (EMRI GHS) has now established India’s first Resuscitation Academy in Hyderabad.
“We pioneered the 108 emergency ambulance services operated by EMRI and now we want to replicate rapid response to cardiac care. The objective of the academy is to enhance cardiac arrest survival rates in India,” said Dr. GV Ramana Rao, Director, Emergency Medicine Learning Centre (EMLC) & Research at EMRI.
R.V. Karnan, Commissioner of Health & Family Welfare, CEO of Aarogyasri Trust, Telangana, was the chief guest and formally announced the launch of the same on Friday.
Mr. Karnan highlighted that Telangana has better ambulance availability than the national average. “While the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare recommends a ratio of one Basic Life Support (BLS) and one Advanced Life Support (ALS) ambulance per 100,000 people, Telangana currently has one ambulance for every 64,500 people. The goal is to further improve this ratio to one ambulance per 50,000 people,” he said.
India has reported approximately 1.2 million cases of sudden cardiac arrest, yet awareness of CPR remains critically low at just 2%. Additionally, instances of bystander CPR are rare. These alarming statistics underscore the urgent need for enhanced resuscitation strategies.
This academy is said to be the first of its kind in the country, dedicated to excellence in resuscitation training, joining 30 other countries in the world.
The Inaugural Leadership Workshop of the Resuscitation Academy was held at the EMRI GHS Campus. The two day residential workshop brought together over 75 participants. Attendees include practising doctors from institutions like NIMS and Apollo, government health officials, subject matter experts and other key leaders in the field.
The workshop is designed to support the implementation of the Global Resuscitation Alliance (GRA) 10 Steps, recognised as the gold standard for enhancing cardiac arrest survival rates worldwide. The RAI believes that the effective implementation of these ten steps will help improve Return of Spontaneous Circulation in cardiac arrest cases in target regions in India from 2% to 10% by 2030.
Published - March 14, 2025 06:57 pm IST
