Heart Rescue India

Project Site Name:  M S Ramaiah Medical College
Project Site Location:  Bangalore, India
UIC CGH Faculty Contact:  Bellur Prabhakar, PhD

Project/Activity Summary:

The project team is working in partnership with (2) Hub and (5) Spoke Hospitals in a 10km project radius in north-west Bangalore, India that are collaborating in a dedicated emergency response and transport system.  In this quality improvement project we are implementing strategies and collecting data to:

• Evaluate improvement in acute STEMI care of patients arriving directly at the hospital
• Evaluate improvement of transfer processes between the hospitals that are PCI- capable and those that are not
• Study the process of pre hospital access to STEMI care using the existing systems and evaluate the improvement after integrating into a Hub and Spoke Hospital system of STEMI response and care

We focus on community education that empowers patients & community, 1st responders for rapid intervention and treatment, CPR and AED when needed and appropriate follow-up care.  Our team increases public awareness by providing risk assessments, education on signs/symptoms of heart attack, how and where to call for help, CPR and AED usage.