Tag: defibrillator
New defibrillator installed at Beach House Café on Portobello Prom
Donald Scott, 49, from Duddingston was saved by a defibrillator when he had a cardiac arrest. He was so grateful that he has now raised funds himself to install one of the life-saving devices...
Edinburgh walking footballers help raise money for defibrillator
Edinburgh’s walking footballers have raised almost £1400 to
purchase a defibrillator as part of the St John and the City Defibrillator Project.
The easy-to-use units can prove vital in the event of
someone suffering a heart attack...
Scotrail installing debrillators in railway stations
34 defibrillators are being installed in railway stations across the country. The first 19 have already been installed in distinctive yellow heated boxes.
Scotrail Alliance confirmed that the measures will cost £54,000 and the devices...
Mike hands over defibrillator to Boardwalk Beach Club
Mike Pinkerton cycled from Glasgow to Edinburgh last year in aid of St John's and the City and raised over £5,000 together with his wife Morvern.
The money raised is enough to pay for four...
Defibrillators now installed on all 27 trams
Edinburgh has 27 trams in total and now all of them have a defibrillator on board thanks to the efforts of St John Scotland.
This follows the donation last year of some 17 life-saving devices...
Defibrillator register call from ambulance chiefs
The Scottish Ambulance Service has appealed for organisations or businesses to register potentially life-saving public access defibrillators on its dedicated website, gaining support from Lothians MSP Miles Briggs.
Mr Briggs said: “Public access defibrillators can make...
Life saving equipment installed at Edinburgh Bus Station
A new defibrillator has been installed at Edinburgh Bus Station today and offered the opportunity for the council's transport leaders to learn how to use the life saving equipment.
St Andrew's First Aid gave them...
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