Real alert hero..! CRPF man saves poll official's life with doctors on phone

New Delhi, April 20: Sometimes miracles are just good people with kind hearts..! With India witnessing the electoral undertakings, termed as country’s colossal festival, there are tales of terror, frauds, corruption and bizarre acts abide. But this time the case totally being unique and worth, it is a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan’s alertness and presence of mind creating a mark.

 

A serviceman saved life of a Kashmiri election official when he suffered a heart attack during polling on Thursday. Presiding Officer (PO) Ahsaan ul Haq, deployed at booth number 13 in Jammu and Kashmir, suffered a heart attack at 9 pm.

 

The CRPF personnel Surinder Kumar, who was deployed at the same booth, immediately sought the help of the doctor, Suneem, of his unit. Citing his concerted efforts and prompt actions aligned, the life of the PO was saved.

 

Referring to the instructions of Dr Suneem over phone, Kumar gave Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and other revival aids to Haq for almost 50 minutes until the arrival of the ambulance. He also performed 30 compressions and three mouth-to-mouth respirations as instructed by the doctor.

 

“Surinder responded to the situation intelligently and he followed my instructions very diligently”, the doctor affirmed. While instructing Kumar, Khan also managed to call the Sher -e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) as well as the deputy commissioner of Srinagar, Shahid Choudhary, for an ambulance.

 

The ambulance arrived at 10am and Haq was shifted to SKIMS. The doctors there said the timely intervention by Kumar saved Haq's life. A resident of Panipat, Kumar (36) has served in the UN mission in Liberia and is on his second posting in Kashmir.