80% of heart attack deaths in Gujarat among patients below 25: Kuber Dindor

The Education Minister for the state of Gujarat, Kuber Dindor has revealed some startling figures pertaining to the recent spate of incidents pertaining to heart attacks in the state. “As many as 1,052 persons have died due to heart attack during the last six months in Gujarat. Nearly 80 percent of them were in the age-group of 11 to 25 years and these students and youngsters were not even obese. The 108 ambulance service receives 173 cardiac emergency calls per day,” he stated. 

In view of this trend, the state has decided to impart training to teachers with regard to handling medical emergencies pertaining to heart attacks. “We have seen how people died (due to heart attack) while playing cricket or taking part in garba (a traditional dance form popular during Navratri festivities) in the last six or seven months. I urge teachers to take part in this CPR training camp so that they can save lives,” Dindor added. 

Camps would be conducted across 37 colleges for a period of 2 weeks starting from December 3rd. 2500 medical specialists would be a part of these camps. Certificates would also be distributed among the teachers participating in these camps.