Heart Hero Emergency? Call 93321 08108

Two handscan keep aheart going.

When someone's heart stops, the next few minutes decide everything. KIMS Hospitals Gachibowli is training 20,000 people across West Hyderabad in hands-only CPR in 30 days. It takes 10 minutes to learn.

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What happens in a cardiac arrest

The heart stops pumping.

It can happen at home, at work or at a wedding, to someone who seemed perfectly well. They collapse and stop breathing normally.

The clock starts

The brain runs out of oxygen.

With no blood flowing, brain cells start to die within minutes. An ambulance usually can't get there that fast.

What your hands do

Your hands become the pump.

Pushing hard on the centre of the chest squeezes blood out of the heart and up to the brain. Every push buys time.

Why hands-only

No breaths. No equipment. Just start.

For an adult who suddenly collapses, pushing alone works in the first minutes. It's simple enough for anyone to remember in a panic.

What every minute without CPR costs

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minutes after collapse
Chance of survival if nobody starts CPR (illustration: roughly 7 to 10% lower every minute)

They've just collapsed. This is the moment to act: call 93321 08108 and start pushing on the chest.

The person who saves them is probably family.

92%

of cardiac arrests in a Delhi hospital study happened at home, not on the street or at work.

98.7%

of the time, the first person on the scene was a relative, in the Warangal cardiac arrest registry.

<1 in 10

cardiac arrest patients got CPR from a bystander before reaching hospital, in several Indian hospital studies.

Things people get wrong about CPR

"CPR is only for doctors and nurses."
Anyone can do hands-only CPR.

No certificate, no equipment. Two hands, pushed hard and fast in the centre of the chest, is what keeps someone alive until help arrives.

"Children can't perform CPR."
Children aged 8 and above can learn and perform CPR.

Schools around the world teach it. A trained child can start compressions and call for help — both save lives.

"CPR is a life hack."
CPR is a life skill — one everyone should practise.

Like swimming or crossing the road safely, it belongs in everyone's hands, practised until it's automatic.

"They'll be treated once they reach the hospital."
Most cardiac arrest deaths happen before the hospital.

The minutes before the ambulance arrives decide the outcome. CPR from a bystander is what carries a person to the hospital alive.

Hands-only CPR in three steps

For an adult or teenager who suddenly collapses. No mouth-to-mouth and no equipment.

Check

  • Tap their shoulders firmly and shout, "Are you okay?"
  • Look at the chest for up to 10 seconds. Gasping or no breathing is not normal breathing.

Call

  • Call 93321 08108, or ask one person to call while you start.
  • Put the phone on speaker so your hands stay free.
  • Send someone to look for an AED (defibrillator) nearby.

Push

  • Heel of one hand on the centre of the chest, other hand on top. Lock your elbows.
  • Push straight down about 5 to 6 cm, at 120 times a minute — two pushes every second.
  • Let the chest come fully back up. Don't stop until help takes over.

Tired? Swap with someone every 2 minutes, with as little pause as possible. Tired arms push shallow, and shallow pushes don't move enough blood.

Now try the 2-Minute Challenge

Two minutes is how long one person pushes before swapping. It's also the challenge at every KIMS roadshow stop. Practise the rhythm here first.

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Three questions, then you're a Heart Hero

Get all three right to unlock your badge. Share it and bring one more person into the 20,000.

1. Someone collapses and isn't breathing normally. What do you do first?
2. How fast should you push?
3. Where do your hands go?
Locked until you finish the quiz
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I know hands-only CPR.
Trained with KIMS Hospitals Gachibowli

KIMS is taking CPR out of the hospital

20,000

people trained in 30 days across West Hyderabad. KIMS Hospitals Gachibowli doctors, nurses and staff run free 10-minute sessions on feedback manikins in the places people already are.

  1. Roadshow stops with CPR training, the 2-Minute Challenge and a photobooth.
  2. World Heart Day semi-final. The top challengers go head to head.
  3. Grand finale, and the final count of Heart Heroes trained.

Bring the training to your people

Run a school, office, community or club? KIMS will bring trainers and manikins to you, free of charge. Tell us a little and the team will call you back.

Common worries

What if I hurt them?

Pushing hard enough can sometimes crack a rib. That heals. A heart that stays stopped does not. Someone in cardiac arrest is already dying, so trying is always better than doing nothing.

Do I need to give mouth-to-mouth?

Not for an adult who suddenly collapses. Hands-only CPR works well in the first minutes. For babies, children, and people who have drowned, CPR with rescue breaths is better, which is worth learning in a full course.

What if it isn't a cardiac arrest?

If they don't respond and aren't breathing normally, start CPR. If they wake up, move or start breathing normally, stop and stay with them until help arrives.

How long do I keep going?

Until an ambulance team or someone with an AED takes over, or the person starts breathing normally. Swap with another person every 2 minutes if you can.

Does this page make me trained?

It gives you the basics, which is far better than nothing. Ten minutes on a real manikin teaches you how deep and hard to push. Book a session or find the roadshow this week.