Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is important to save lives in
critical conditions both inside and outside the hospitals. Physicians
world over are being trained for better care at the time of cardiac
arrest. From airway-breathing-circulation (A-B-C) to compression-airway-
breathing (C-A-B), CPR has come a long way, strengthened by modern
technology and pharmacology. At least all medical undergraduates should
be given Basic life support (BLS) and Advanced cardiac life support
(ACLS) training before internship completion. After attending BLS and
ACLS training, I penned the following poem imagining what might be going
through inside (at the soul level) a person who is being provided CPR. I
for a moment thought, what if I was being provided CPR one day. The
following will be perhaps the words of a soul "in arrest."
O lord,
Bless them with the power,
To push hard and to push fast,
Give them thy wisdom,
To provide "just enough" air into
me,
O lord,
Bless them with the eyes to see,
The obstacles that blocked my path,
Bless them with the ability to
recognize
the heart rhythm that toppled me,
O Lord,
I can’t wait to see them,
who help me this day,
Bless them with the love for each
other,
‘Cause together, they work today
upon me
O Lord,
give them thy strength
To accept their weaknesses,
Give them the light, to remove the
darkness
From the facts still unknown to
them,
My lord,
If I go to heaven, let it be
But tell my family, they tried their
best,
To the best of their ability and
availability,
Wisely, confidently and
passionately.
