Timely Intervention Saves lives: ICMR shares record on Mission Delhi - STEMI Heart Attack project
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New Delhi 15 cases have been attended under Mission Delhi programme in the last 79 days, a recent release by ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research has informed.
Mission Delhi is the ICMR-AIIMS pilot initiative to provide care to STEMI Heart Attack patients. STEMI Heart attack is an acute, high risk, time-sensitive life-threatening disease. The management of STEMI heart attack patient requires treatment to be started within the golden hour (90 minutes) of the onset of symptoms and providing clot buster therapy to patient within 30 minutes of reaching the hospital. Delays in reaching hospital and initiation of clot buster therapy are the major causes of deaths in STEMI Heart Attack patients.
On receiving a call at MISSION Delhi’s Toll – Free Emergency Helpline numbers (1800111044 and 14430), the mobile medical nurse team is dispatched immediately for examining the patient, providing necessary medication/CPR, transmitting ECG to consultant at AIIMS. The pilot project caters to an area of approximately 30 sq km around AIIMS with a population of around 7 to 8 lakh.
Mission Delhi is the ICMR-AIIMS pilot initiative to provide care to STEMI Heart Attack patients. STEMI Heart attack is an acute, high risk, time-sensitive life-threatening disease. The management of STEMI heart attack patient requires treatment to be started within the golden hour (90 minutes) of the onset of symptoms and providing clot buster therapy to patient within 30 minutes of reaching the hospital. Delays in reaching hospital and initiation of clot buster therapy are the major causes of deaths in STEMI Heart Attack patients.
One such patient treated by the staff under mission Delhi stated “Just rang up at 14:43 and within 10 minutes they were here in our Hauz Khas apartment with kits. We were all surprised and amazed with the prompt and wonderful service by the trained medical people at our house. We are very appreciative and thank those who thought of this initiative”
On receiving a call at MISSION Delhi’s Toll – Free Emergency Helpline numbers (1800111044 and 14430), the mobile medical nurse team is dispatched immediately for examining the patient, providing necessary medication/CPR, transmitting ECG to consultant at AIIMS. The pilot project caters to an area of approximately 30 sq km around AIIMS with a population of around 7 to 8 lakh.
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