In for a shock

An automated defibrillator could save your life. So, is there one near you?

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3rd December, 2012

According to St John, at least one person suffers a cardiac arrest in Auckland every day. Nationally, the average length of time for an ambulance to arrive and apply defibrillation is 12 minutes. There’s no national data on survival from cardiac arrest, but pilot data suggests it’s about 7%. The best rate in the world is about 20%, but it is acknowledged that quick access to an automated external defibrillator (AED) boosts this rate significantly. Yet Auckland Airport, which is used by millions of people a year, has just two AEDs, and neither is readily available to the public. ...

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