Emergency Medical Support
Life saver foundation is a child welfare organization which works relentlessly in the field of health, education, and nutrition among the underprivileged children in our country.in addition to the above, LSF also works for early symptoms and detection of major illnesses like heart disease, cancer, and other life-threatening illness. Life saver foundation is an independent organization with no religious, political or government affiliation. We have financially supported more than 50 Cardiac Surgery successfully operated for infants at Wadia Hospital, Mumbai.
Life Saver Foundation interacts with different medical specialty departments of various hospital partners on a regular basis to track down updates on underprivileged children who need emergency medical treatment. We also endorse an appeal from other hospitals, other families of underprivileged patients and NGOs for Emergency Medical Support.
However, there are many children who are suffering from constant pain and anxiety due to congenital heart diseases and cancer. Approximately,70% of these children are underprivileged for whom it’s inconceivable for getting treated. Life Saver Foundation till date support 157 children and tries best to get a solution for these issues by raising funds through sources like our Online Fund-Raising Campaigns, Tele-calling Teams, and Media Advertisements. However, our support doesn’t stop here, but once the patient is in the recuperation stage we take regular updates about the patient’s medical status along with family’s’ status.
Children who receive medical support from Life Saver Foundation takes many months and even years to recover, during this treatment phase many of them are unable to attend schools. Due to this period of absence from schools and lack of motivation or financial backing, many of them end up as dropouts. And because of this process “Swastha Se Shiksha Programme” was born.
What are congenital heart defects? Congenital Heart Defects (CHDs) are problems present at birth that affect the structure and function of the heart. Congenital heart defects are the most common birth defects.
After birth, congenital heart disease is often first detected when the doctor hears an abnormal heart sound or heart murmur when listening to the heart. Depending on the type of murmur, he or she may order further testing such as – Echocardiogram, Cardiac catheterization, Chest X-Ray, Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) or another diagnostic testing.
The warning signs of congenital heart disease in infants and children may include a heart murmur or abnormal heart sound, cyanosis (a bluish tint to the skin, fingernails and/or lips), fast breathing, poor feeding, poor weight gain, an inability to exercise and excessive sweating.
How common are Congenital Heart Defects (CHDs) in India? Every year 1.5 lakh infants are born in India with congenital heart disease. The warning signs of congenital heart disease in infants and children may include a heart murmur or abnormal heart sound, cyanosis (a bluish tint to the skin, fingernails and/or lips), fast breathing, poor feeding, poor weight gain, an inability to exercise and excessive sweating. 78,000 infants die of congenital heart disease in India every year.