Heart
disease is the biggest cause of untimely death in the UK. If a casualty
has had a Heart Attack and gone into Cardiac Arrest, time is life. In
this situation most casualties will need defibrillation (a controlled
shock to correct the heart’s action) and the quicker this is
applied the higher the chances of survival. Automatic External
Defibrillators (AEDs) are becoming more
widely available, particularly in places where people gather, such as
shopping centres, railway stations, airports and large workplaces.
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