MUMBAI: A 22-year-old man has been preventing for his existence after suffering a cardiac arrest and brain damage while lifting weights at a Mumbai Central gym earlier this month. Crawford Market resident Adnan Memon is a health fanatic who has been understanding for greater than 5 years.
The incident got here to light after CCTV photos of the gym appearing Memon cave in on the gym floor within seconds of lifting weights, went viral on WhatsApp in conjunction with a false message that he used to be lifeless.
His family mentioned the messages have added to their agony. Memon, who's pursuing MBA at an Andheri college, is currently admitted in the ICU of Saboo Siddique Hospital near Bhendi Bazaar. The incident took place on the night of July 7.
Memon used to be first rushed to Wockhardt Hospital, Mumbai Central. A source on the health center mentioned he used to be brought in, in a state of cardiac arrest the place the center utterly stops running. “Doctors revived him with CPR,” he mentioned.
To their relief and some level of marvel, Memon got here again to existence, although nearly 10-12 minutes after his middle had stopped. The misplaced minutes disadvantaged his brain of oxygen lengthy sufficient to cause serious damage. Neurologist Dr Rahul Chakor mentioned Memon used to be minimally mindful and may practice instructions. “During the time when his middle used to be no longer functioning, the brain suffered hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, a kind of brain damage that occurs when it does no longer obtain sufficient oxygen and blood.”
“Overexerting the center to continue quicker and quicker may make it lose its rhythm and prevent beating,” mentioned the doctor and added that the loss of oxygen has affected the cortex—the outer covering of brain that requires a lot of oxygen and controls upper purposes. Dr Chakor mentioned it is tricky to comment at this level whether Memon will get well utterly. After initial treatment at Wockhardt, he used to be shifted to Saboo Siddique on July 13.
After the incident used to be reported to Nagpada police, police officers visited the Memons. When TOI visited Saboo Siddique on Thursday, Memon’s uncle Amin mentioned, “We don’t have any criticism in opposition to the gym. However, when they're running a huge gym, they will have to have an in-house doctor.”
Brijesh Singh, inspector common of the directorate common of data and public family members, mentioned, “WhatsApp messages are like an epidemic and create anxiety amongst other folks. As of today there is not any prison or technical strategy to prevent those. We are running arduous to create consciousness about social media messages and their affect on society.”
The incident got here to light after CCTV photos of the gym appearing Memon cave in on the gym floor within seconds of lifting weights, went viral on WhatsApp in conjunction with a false message that he used to be lifeless.
His family mentioned the messages have added to their agony. Memon, who's pursuing MBA at an Andheri college, is currently admitted in the ICU of Saboo Siddique Hospital near Bhendi Bazaar. The incident took place on the night of July 7.
Memon used to be first rushed to Wockhardt Hospital, Mumbai Central. A source on the health center mentioned he used to be brought in, in a state of cardiac arrest the place the center utterly stops running. “Doctors revived him with CPR,” he mentioned.
To their relief and some level of marvel, Memon got here again to existence, although nearly 10-12 minutes after his middle had stopped. The misplaced minutes disadvantaged his brain of oxygen lengthy sufficient to cause serious damage. Neurologist Dr Rahul Chakor mentioned Memon used to be minimally mindful and may practice instructions. “During the time when his middle used to be no longer functioning, the brain suffered hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, a kind of brain damage that occurs when it does no longer obtain sufficient oxygen and blood.”
“Overexerting the center to continue quicker and quicker may make it lose its rhythm and prevent beating,” mentioned the doctor and added that the loss of oxygen has affected the cortex—the outer covering of brain that requires a lot of oxygen and controls upper purposes. Dr Chakor mentioned it is tricky to comment at this level whether Memon will get well utterly. After initial treatment at Wockhardt, he used to be shifted to Saboo Siddique on July 13.
After the incident used to be reported to Nagpada police, police officers visited the Memons. When TOI visited Saboo Siddique on Thursday, Memon’s uncle Amin mentioned, “We don’t have any criticism in opposition to the gym. However, when they're running a huge gym, they will have to have an in-house doctor.”
Brijesh Singh, inspector common of the directorate common of data and public family members, mentioned, “WhatsApp messages are like an epidemic and create anxiety amongst other folks. As of today there is not any prison or technical strategy to prevent those. We are running arduous to create consciousness about social media messages and their affect on society.”
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