Emergency aid
August 1st 2007 London, Tyne & Wear and Dumfries & Galloway are among a growing number of Fire & Rescue Services to equip staff, stations and appliances with Automatic External Defibrillator and the skills to use them. They have all bought HeartStart AEDs from Laerdal Medical. The company say this is due to the reliability and ease-of-use of the machines, and the compatibility of HeartStart technology with emergency medical equipment used by more than 50% of UK ambulance services. The HeartStart FRx AED can be used in even the most hostile terrain. Robust, reliable, small and portable, it can be used in extreme weather, on metal surfaces and can withstand jetting water (loads to 250kg) and 1m drops to a concrete floor. Tyne & Wear Fire & Rescue Service equipped its fleet with 31 defibrillators. John Adamson, area manager, says "Having defibrillators on board our fire appliances will provide a lifeline to those who suffer a cardiac arrest at the scene of an emergency." More articles from Laerdal Medical Ltd: | 
