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Video: Alert IAS officer does CPR to save man who collapses after heart attack in govt office

A video has gone viral showing IAS officer Yashpal Garg performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a man who collapsed in the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) office on Tuesday after a heart attack.

Mr Garg is currently posted as the Health Secretary of the Union Territory of Chandigarh and his office is in the same building.

The person is seen reclined on a chair after fainting as Mr Garg pumps his chest to give CPR. The man then gains consciousness and asks for water.

The man, Janak Lal, was then taken to the Government Multi Specialty Hospital in Chandigarh’s Sector-16 where he is under observation after undergoing various tests for his condition.

According to Yashpal Garg, he was in his chamber at the CHB office when he was informed that a person had collapsed. “I rushed there and gave him CPR,” Mr Garg was quoted as saying.

The IAS officer said that he has not undergone any training to give CPR and learned the technique through a video on a TV news channel.

“I know the process adopted by me might not be proper but I did whatever came to my mind at that moment. Immediate attempt to save the life was important rather than wasting any time on other things,” Mr Garg said.

The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal also shared the video on Twitter appreciating Mr Garg’s role in rising to the occasion in a crisis situation.

IN Bureau

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