Spanish region commits to widespread AED (automatic external defibrillator) coverage
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The Spanish regional healthcare service in the Canaries (SCS) is aiming to ensure the widest possible provision of life-saving automatic external defibrillators (AEDs), centred around its almost 180 local healthcare centres. The reasoning behind the initiative has led the Spanish society for family and community medicine to renew its calls to improve rural healthcare services.