The City of London Corporation is investing £6,000 into a new pilot scheme to purchase more automated emergency defibrillators (AEDs) for the square mile.
Around 30,000 people suffer heart attacks every year and it is on of the biggest killers in the UK.
The British Heart Foundation is backing schemes to increase the number of AEDs available to the public. Dr Mike Knapton, Associate Medical Director, said:
“Following a cardiac arrest, a person’s chances of survival decrease by around ten per cent with every minute that passes.
“But performing CPR and accessing a defibrillator can help double their likelihood of survival.
“Public access to a defibrillator at any time, day or night, really will be the difference between life and death.”
The corporation plan will give money to groups bidding with charity partners who provide AED equipment.
There are already AEDs at most Tube and National Rail stations, as well as in some offices and businesses. It’s hoped that the pilot will lead to bigger plans to increase the long-term coverage of AEDs in the City.
Automated emergency defibrillators work at the touch of a button. They are designed to be used by members of the public with no medical training.
There are on going schemes across the capital to install AEDs in offices, Tube stations and police vehicles.
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The City of London Corporation is investing £6,000 into a new pilot scheme to purchase more automated emergency defibrillators (AEDs) for the square mile.
Around 30,000 people suffer heart attacks every year and it is on of the biggest killers in the UK.
The British Heart Foundation is backing schemes to increase the number of AEDs available to the public. Dr Mike Knapton, Associate Medical Director, said:
“Following a cardiac arrest, a person’s chances of survival decrease by around ten per cent with every minute that passes.
“But performing CPR and accessing a defibrillator can help double their likelihood of survival.
“Public access to a defibrillator at any time, day or night, really will be the difference between life and death.”
The corporation plan will give money to groups bidding with charity partners who provide AED equipment.
There are already AEDs at most Tube and National Rail stations, as well as in some offices and businesses. It’s hoped that the pilot will lead to bigger plans to increase the long-term coverage of AEDs in the City.
Automated emergency defibrillators work at the touch of a button. They are designed to be used by members of the public with no medical training.
There are on going schemes across the capital to install AEDs in offices, Tube stations and police vehicles.
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