Tragedy Strikes: 10 Heart Attack Deaths During 24-Hour Garba Program in Gujarat

The death of 10 people has been reported for Garba events. It is reported that due to heart attacks at Garba events, these people have died, in the last 24 hours in Gujarat. The youngest person among the victims was only 17 years old. More than 500 ambulance calls were made during 24 hours.

People died during the Garba Program!

The government issued an alert and asked the garba organizers to take all necessary measures, including ensuring that ambulances are available to take people to hospitals if they feel unwell.

Sharing details of the incident, Dr Aayush Patel, MD Medicine, said, “A 17-year-old boy, Veer Shah, was playing Garba at the Garba ground in Kapadvanj when he complained of dizziness and became unresponsive. A team of volunteers at the scene immediately attended to him and performed a cardio-respiratory resuscitation. We monitored his vitals but found no pulse. There was no response and signs of respiration. He was given three cycles of Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). We shifted him to a hospital by ambulance. However, he was declared dead at the hospital.”

Garba is a form of Gujarati dance, that originated from the state of Gujarat in India. The name is originated from the Sanskrit term Garbha. Many traditional garbas are performed around a centrally lit lamp or a picture or statue of the Goddess Shakti. Gujarati folk dance is celebrated in Navratri, a celebration lasting nine nights. Garba songs typically revolve around the subjects of the nine goddesses. Garba styles vary from place to place in Gujarat.

However, against this backdrop, an ambulance is designed to respond to medical emergencies, as a tool for the Garba celebration in Kolhapur.