HANDS - THE BEST EMERGENCY CARE TOOL Recently, I was called upon to provide treatment to a young girl traveling in the train. A rather long and claustrophobic journey in the metro, made worse by having gone hungry the whole day and a chronic low BP condition all culminated to bring forth an emergency shut down of the body. She was already unsteady as she stepped out of the train and collapsed just as she stepped out. I crouched alongside her and took a pulse reading. It was weak and arrhythmic. Promptly, I asked her friend to lift her legs above the level of her torso and applied strong pressure to the emergency point ( see pt GV 26 in the figure). Within under a minute, she began to breathe more steadily. She then opened her eyes and sat up, the color returning to her face. She was able to get up from the floor and walk towards the bench on the side. By this time, the very prompt and efficient metro officials ( which makes for an altogether different post) had organised a wheelchair, stand by ambulance and doctor. However, accept for water, sugar and salt nothing else was required further. ( CAUTION - Salt or sugar must only be given after confirming whether they have a diabetic, heart or kidney condition) I am trained to do this and knew exactly what was required. And in an emergency, prompt action is required. Often the first few minutes are critical. However, what I did did not require any machines, no tools, no paraphernalia. Simply the knowledge and the use of my hands. Barring a few situations, we can each be empowered to provide care to someone in need, using only our hands. The document posted in the link below is a ready reckoner of accupressure points that can be activated by any individual in the event of an emergency. Go ahead, read them. Even take a copy and keep it where you can find it. Who knows when it may be needed. acusansthan-ald.in/content-66.html
Posted on: Wed, 04 Sep 2013 11:05:05 +0000
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