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Medical Store Owner Performs CPR, Saves Youth’s Life in Uttarakhand
✍️ NDTV
🗓 18 Sep 2026, 03:31 AM
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A medical shop proprietor in Uttarakhand administered CPR to a collapsing youth, reviving him and preventing a fatal outcome, as captured on video.
A video released by NDTV shows a medical store owner in Uttarakhand stepping in when a young man suddenly collapsed near the shop. The proprietor immediately began cardiopulmonary resuscitation, applying chest compressions and rescue breaths as the youth showed no signs of breathing.
Within minutes, the youth's pulse returned and he began to breathe on his own, prompting onlookers to applaud the quick intervention. The store owner continued the rescue until emergency services arrived, ensuring the young man remained stable.
Local health officials praised the incident as a reminder of the importance of basic life‑support training, urging citizens to learn CPR techniques to handle similar emergencies.
Within minutes, the youth's pulse returned and he began to breathe on his own, prompting onlookers to applaud the quick intervention. The store owner continued the rescue until emergency services arrived, ensuring the young man remained stable.
Local health officials praised the incident as a reminder of the importance of basic life‑support training, urging citizens to learn CPR techniques to handle similar emergencies.