Early defibrillation
August 1st 2005

T Mobile has initiated a health and safety programme in the UK through which around 65 first aid trained employees have recently been trained to administer early defibrillation. Six Laerdal Heartstart First Aid Defibrillators have been installed at T-Mobile UK’s head office in Hatfield with a further ten at the company’s other UK offices.

Over 270 000 people in the UK suffer a heart attack. If defibrillated within two to three minutes of collapse, the chances of survival increase by 50%.

The T-Mobile UK defibrillator programme has been initiated so that if a member of staff should collapse from cardiac arrest, trained staff can administer treatment very quickly.

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