Timely assistance by city-based cardiologist Dr Nitish Garg helped save the life of a middle-aged industrialist, who suffered a heart attack while playing badminton on Monday evening at Raizada Hansraj Badminton Stadium in Jalandhar.
Industrialist Deepak Pujara, a regular evening session player for the past five years, was playing on the court around 9 pm when he suddenly suffered a cardiac arrest. As Pujara collapsed, Dr Garg, who was also playing badminton at the stadium on the next court, saw the incident and immediately came to his rescue.
Without wasting any time, Dr Garg administered an emergency cardiac pill from the stadium's first-aid kit and started performing CPR. He also called his staff to bring the ambulance. As the patient's condition continued to deteriorate, Dr Garg persisted in his efforts to revive him by providing mouth-to-mouth breathing. He was also given shock therapy.
Owing to the timely treatment, Pujara's heartbeat returned to normal. He was then immediately taken to Cardinova Hospital, where he underwent cardiac surgery. Following the incident, players, members, and the badminton association associated with the stadium expressed their gratitude to Dr Garg and praised his promptness and humanitarian spirit.
