UK government buys 400 "first-line" defibrillators
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The UK Department of Health has committed £2 million ($3.6 million) to equip busy public places with emergency defibrillators, for on-the-spot resuscitation of cardiac arrest victims. The initiative is part of a ten-year public health promotion programme the government hopes will cut cardiovascular disease and stroke mortality by 40%.