Saving Lives does not always require heroic measures. .Preventable causes of death Certificate in Community Health Science

Certificate in Community Health Science
Saving Lives does not always require heroic measures.

Just see how many deaths can be prevented by  the general public with no medical involvement  at all
ble 1–1. Estimated annual deaths from preventable causes in the United States in 2000.
Preventable Cause Estimated Number of Deaths (% total deaths)

Tobacco 435,000 (18%)

Poor diet and physical inactivity 365,000 (15%)

Alcohol 85,000 (3%)

Motor vehicle 43,000 (2%)

Firearms 29,000 (1%)

Illicit drug use 17,000 (0.7%)

Reprinted, with permission, from Mokdad AH et al. Actual causes of death in the United States, 2000. JAMA.
2004 Mar 10;291(10):1238–45. Errata in: JAMA. 2005 Jan 19;293(3):293–4, 298.

you can multiply theses numbers by 4 or five to get an approximate number for India