CPR training for 400 Indian Army personnel in Bengaluru on March 13

Over 400 Indian Army personnel in Bengaluru will receive hands-on CPR training on March 13 from ICATT Foundation and SEMI.

Over 400 Indian Army personnel and their family members will be given Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training at the Banaswadi Military Garrison in Bengaluru on March 13.

Army personnel from the 4/8 Gorkha Rifles unit and their family members will be given a hands-on CPR training session, which will be conducted by the International Critical Air Transfer Team (ICATT) Foundation in association with Society for Emergency Medicine in India (SEMI).

Dr. Shalini Nalwad, founder and director, ICATT Foundation, said that through structured demonstrations and guided practice sessions, participants will learn how to perform CPR effectively, which is an intervention that can sustain life in the critical moments before professional medical help arrives.

She added that participants will receive individual training using CPR manikins, ensuring they gain practical, real-time experience in delivering chest compressions, and responding to emergency situations.

“Although military personnel would be trained in CPR during their initial days of training, what we plan to do during this session, which will last about one hour, is to give them hands-on instructions. It will focus on how to deal with stroke, injury etc,” Dr. Nalwad told The Hindu.

“Most CPR training sessions are done through videos, but we will focus on each participant. Invigilators will check if the participants are doing it right, and correct them if there is any mistake,” she added.