02 - The Solution

One hour,
one session.

The fix is introducing Basic Life Support in every office, school, college, housing society and community hall: one hands-on session that turns ordinary people into the first link in the chain of survival.

Interactive - Click each step

The Chain of Survival.

■ Your job■ Professionals only

Step 01 - Your job as a trained bystander

Recognise & Call

Spot the cardiac arrest. Shake, shout, then call 112, the national ambulance service/helpline number. Every second matters.

Only steps 01 and 02 are on you. The rest are for paramedics and doctors.

Hands performing CPR on a training mannequin

The Evidence

0% -> 93%

In a rural school study, none of the participants knew what Basic Life Support was. After one training session, over 93% understood CPR. Training works! [15]

Learn it in person

Sessions with Ananya.

Ananya Kakkar, the founder of Start a Heart, is a trained CPR and Basic Life Support champion. She hosts live, hands-on sessions in schools, residential communities, office buildings and companies.

Sessions are interactive, no medical background needed, completely free for everyone, and built around real Indian scenarios.

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Who she trains

Schools
Housing societies
Offices & companies
Community groups

The Case for Schools

Put it in the curriculum.

01

The AIIMS Proof

AIIMS trained over 4,500 students from grades 6-12 across 15 schools, proving students can competently perform CPR. [16]

02

The Lok Sabha Bill

In 2022, a Member of Parliament proposed a bill requiring CPR training in Indian schools. [17]

03

Lifetime Lifesavers

CBSE's school resuscitation programme turns students into lifesavers for the next 9-10 decades. [18]

04

The Closing Cost

India targets 30% population trained in CPR. We sit below 2%. [19]

The Power of CPR

CPR can triple survival.

Patients whose arrests were witnessed by a bystander were over three times more likely to survive: 16% vs 4.5%. [20] The AHA estimates 100,000-200,000 lives could be saved each year if CPR were performed early enough. [21]

With CPR

13%

Survived to discharge [22]

Without CPR

7.6%

Survived to discharge [22]

Quick check

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