About Us
Phoenix Institute of CPR and Defibrillation was established in 2009 with the unique vision to generate awareness in the masses about the need to learn Basic Life Support (CPR & AED) and Basic First Aid Skills.
Our Mission
To train individuals, who in their professional and / or personal capacity, are in a position to save lives of their coworkers or family members by administering CPR (with or without an AED) in the event of a Sudden Cardiac Arrest. This list includes, but is not limited to Doctors, Nurses, Paramedics, Health workers, Teachers, Students, Fitness trainers, Sports officials, Family members of people with heart disease, General Public and many others and practically everybody in good health.
With ever increasing heart disease in India, and insufficient and inadequate Emergency Care Serivces, the Bystander Good Samaritan may often be called upon to save precious lives at home, office & workplace, schools and colleges, sports events, recreational events, and other public places.
Fortunately, the training of CPR ( Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation ) and use of AED ( Automated External Defibrillators) is easy and the skills learnt empower the individual to make difference by saving lives.
Our Team
Mentor and Director
Dr. Ashok Garg
MBBS (AIIMS), MD (AIIMS),
DM (AIIMS),
Diplomate American Board of Cardio-vascular Diseases
Director, Arizona Heart and Arrhythmia Clinic,
1450 South Dobson Road, #A110, Meza, AZ 85202.
Training in CPR can turn every Indian into a life savior- Vice President of India
Taking a note of the high number of deaths of Indians in cases of sudden cardiac arrest, Sri Venkaiah Naidu, the Honorable Vice President of India. He said that every citizen of India should be trained in Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). For every one lakh person, India sees 4500 cases of cardiac arrest, while the USA has only 60-110. He was the chief guest of an event hosted by Swarna Bharat Trust in Vijayawada.
The Vice President made an appeal to the organized sector to impart CPR training to their employees. He took a note of existing norms in western countries, where students of High Schools are trained in CPR. He also insisted on the pressing need to bring out a legislation in order to make CPR mandatory in school education.
Vice president took a special note of the efforts of Indian resuscitation council(IRC) in developing in India specific guidelines. IRC is an initiative of Indian Society of Anesthesiologists and is chaired by DR.SSC Chakrarao. IRC has developed simple guidelines for primary delivery of CPR called Compression-only-Life Support (COLS) outside a hospital setting. Until now, India has been following the norms developed by the American Heart Association(AHA). However, these guidelines have been developed keeping in mind the limited infrastructure, cultural constraints, availability of trained personnel, and the shortage of healthcare workers in India.
Sri Naidu also lauded the efforts of IRC in conducting extensive training in CPR, where thousands of Indian were trained in CPR with ”. On the occasion of World Restart A Heart Day (WRAH) on 23rd October, 1,75,000 people were trained in COLS by IRC under the guidance of Indian Society of Anesthesiologists.
The event was attended by doctors, citizens, and health activists. Vice President performed COLS himself on a mannequin.
Sri Naidu also released the practice manual and awarded certificates to the trainees as well.