In tragic news, Bengali Actress Aindrila Sharma, breathed her last on Sunday at a hospital in Kolkata. She was undergoing treatment after suffering multiple cardiac arrests earlier this week, she was 24. The actress had been admitted to the hospital on November 1 after suffering from a brain stroke. Reportedly, Aindrila had an intracranial hemorrhage and had to undergo left frontotemporoparietal decompressive craniotomy surgery. On November 14, Aindrila experienced multiple cardiac arrests following which her health deteriorated. According to reports, the hospital sources revealed that the actress suffered multiple cardiac arrests earlier last night and was given Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation(CPR). Aindrila was kept on ventilator support at a private hospital in Howrah.
What did Sabyasachi tell the fans about Aindrila?
Earlier, Aindrila’s boyfriend Sabyasachi took to social media and urged fans to pray for Aindrila. He said, “I never thought that I would write this here. However, today is the day. Pray for Aindrila. Pray for a miracle. Pray for the supernatural. She is fighting against all odds, beyond human.”However, The actress passed away earlier today, November 20.
Aindrila’s journey with Cancer
Aindrila was a cancer survivor, who had battled the disease twice, and was born and brought up in Berhampur, West Bengal. Diagnosed with bone marrow cancer in 2015, Sharma underwent chemotherapy in Delhi and returned home after defeating the disease in 2016. She was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in her right lung in 2021. She was recently declared cancer-free and resumed her career.
Aindrila’s journey with Career
She made her tele television debut with “Jhumur”, and starred in several popular daily soaps such as ‘Jiyon Kathi’, ‘Mahapith Tarapith’, ‘Jibon Jyoti’ and others. . Aindrila did movies like Ami Didi No ! and Love Cafe. She was also seen in a web series,’ Bhagar With her partner, Sabyasachi Chowdhury.
Her relationship with Sabyasachi Chowdhury
She was dating actor Sabyasachi Chowdhury. He was a constant source of strength for Aindrila besides her family members.
Understanding Cardiac arrest: what is it?
Cardiac arrest happens when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops pumping. If this occurs, blood stops flowing to the brain, lungs, and other vital organs. Cardiac arrests are caused by certain types of arrhythmias that restrict the heart from pumping blood. Cardiac arrest is often deadly if appropriate steps aren’t taken immediately.
Symptoms of Cardiac arrest
Signs of cardiac arrest are immediate and can be fatal. A person may be facing cardiac arrest if they
collapse suddenly
No breathing or gasping for air
Loss of consciousness
no pulse
no response to shouting or shaking
Other signs include discomfort, chest pain, shortness of breath, heart palpitations, and weakness.
How to take action
If you guess a person suffering from a heart attack as you may see he or she cannot breathe properly, falls unconscious, or has chest discomfort, take note of what to do until first responders arrive.
-Call emergency medical help or 9-1-1
Provide cardiopulmonary Resuscitation(CPR)
Use an AED
The American Heart Association uses the letters C-A-B to help people remind order to perform the steps of CPR
C: compressions
A: airway
B: breathing
The first step is to begin compressions at least 100x/minute as hard as possible. Giving compressions to the beat of the disco classic,” staying Alive” can help to maintain rhythm.
Next, you should open the person’s airway using the head-tilt,chin-lift maneuver. Give your palm on the person’s forehead and softly tilt the head back. Again with another hand, lift the chin forward to open the airway.
The third step is rescue breathing. This includes mouth-to-mouth breathing or mouth-to-nose breathing if the mouth is seriously injured or can’t be opened. According to current recommendations, you can do rescue breathing by using a bag-mask device with a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter.
-Debaki Majilya
