A 41-year-old commuter who fell unconscious at Marine Lines railway station received a new lease on life thanks to the alertness of the on-duty station superintendent. The superintendent, Pradip Biswas, performed CPR and used the newly installed defibrillator on the station premises to save the commuter’s life.

The commuter, Subhash Joshi, a resident of Manvelpada, Virar East, suddenly felt giddy and collapsed unconscious at the crowded Marine Lines station on August 29. Biswas, using his presence of mind, quickly began assisting the passenger. On Thursday, Biswas received a message at around 2.55 pm that a passenger was lying unconscious on platform No. 2/3. “I rushed to the site and took the patient to the Emergency Medical Room (EMR) of the station and immediately performed Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) on him using the automated external defibrillator (AED) with the help of others present. After 15 minutes, Joshi regained consciousness and was then sent to the nearby GT hospital by ambulance. Subsequently, he was transferred to Reliance hospital for further medical treatment,” Biswas said.