Life-saving skills October 1st 2007 According to a receiving
hospital in Milton Keynes, the
life of a female shopper who
suffered a sudden cardiac
arrest was saved through the
practical first aid skills of a
shopping centre security
team and the immediate
availability of a Laerdal
HeartStart FR2 defibrillator.
Russell Macey, security
manager at thecentre:mk in
Milton Keynes, where the
incident took place, says
"We have had three Laerdal
Heartstart defibrillators on
site here for about four
years and this was thankfully
the first time we've had to
use one. However, thanks to
our training, it was simple
to operate and proved to be
worth its weight in gold."
Training people to use the
defibrillator is simplified by
the user-friendly audible and
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