Indian Society of Electrocardiology Position Statement on Improving Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Awareness in the Indian Public
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a major public health challenge in India.Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) awareness, training, and bystander response rates remain critically low across the country.Objective: This Indian Society of Electrocardiology (ISE) position statement aims to promote nationwide CPR awareness, strengthen community response to sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), and improve survival in OHCA, with measures adapted to India-specific systems of care and bystander training. Main themes:The statement highlights the SCA burden, early recognition, rapid response, barriers to community CPR training in India, dispatcherassisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DA-CPR), and public access defibrillation (PAD).It emphasizes school-based CPR education, corporate social responsibility (CSR) partnerships, legislative support, and development of a national CPR ecosystem.The role of digital innovations, mobile applications, virtual reality, mobile CPR training units, psychological barriers, and the bystander effect are emphasized.Conclusion: The position statement advocates transforming CPR from a medical skill into a societal responsibility and improving OHCA survival in India.
Authors
- Aditya Kapoor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2539-2675)
- Satyavir Yadav (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0859-4048)
- Nitish Naik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6002-5400)
- Aniruddha Vyas
- Kamlesh Raut
- Nayani Makkar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7498-9112)
- Shashi Bhushan Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4360-9425)
- Ashish Nabar
- Akshay Mehta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0319-3026)
- Sunil Sathe
- Joy M Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7446-353X)
- Vishal Gavali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1963-8139)
- Rusheek Rawal
- Amit Vora
- Shomu Bohora
- Ketan K. Mehta
- Ajay Naik
- Yash Lokhandwala
- Kinjal Goyal
- Jitendra Makkar
- Arun David Arul
- Ajit Bhagwat
- Ajit Desai
- Mandar M Shah
- Deepa Kane
- Rakesh Yadav
- Deepak Padmanabhan
- Narayanan Namboodiri
- B Hygriv Rao
- Anoop Gupta
Institutions
- Apollo Hospitals (IN)
- Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (IN)
- Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
- King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical College (IN)
- Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (IN)
- Care Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
- Jaslok Hospital (IN)
- Narayana Health (IN)
- Max Healthcare (IN)
- Diabetes Care and Research Foundation (IN)
- Eternal Hospital (IN)
- The Arrhythmia Institute (US)
- Pain Clinic of India (IN)
- Tata Main Hospital (IN)
- Suyash Hospital (IN)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine
- Published
- 2026-09-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10071-25264
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00