Defibrillator to save people from sudden cardiac arrest installed at Coimbatore airport

Coimbatore: Automated External Defibrillator (AED) costing Rs. 1.5 lakh to save the lives of those who suffer from Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) was installed at the Coimbatore Airport on Thursday as part of the project to Save a Life by the Rotary Club of Coimbatore and Philips Medical India to install these machines in public places.
The machine was installed at the security check area in the departure hall of the Coimbatore Airport in the presence of Airport Director K. Peter Abraham, Project Co-ordinator J. Bala Venkat, Club President K.S. Balakrishnan, Secretary Gurpreet Singh, Project Chairman Sundaravadivelu and Philips National Director Jithesh Mathur.
One in 2000 Indians per year dies due to SCA.
Timely aid could save many lives and the objective of installing the AED was to empower a common man to do his bit to save a life.
04/08/12 The Hindu

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Categories: airports Aug 2012