""I welcome this move from the Mayor of London to help the London Ambulance Service reach their funding goal, giving every community better access to life-saving defibrillators. "This is a brilliant opportunity for community groups in Addiscombe one of the areas identified as a defibrillator desert - and across Croydon to step forward and host one. "By doing so, you could save a life.""
""Defibrillators are safe and simple to use and the more we install in public places, the more lives will be saved. "Be a guardian in your community and look after your local defib so it's ready whenever it might be needed. It shouldn't matter where in London you live - everyone deserves the best chance of surviving a cardiac arrest.""
""Our first-aid trained staff at stations have access to defibrillators for when customers across the Tube and Overground need them. "We know every second counts when saving a life, so we are pleased to also be able to donate defibrillators to homeless shelters as part of this important cause.""
Two hundred new defibrillators will be provided to London to address 84 neighbourhoods lacking easy access to devices. Thirteen neighbourhoods currently have no defibrillator and 71 have limited access. The devices are funded by the Mayor as part of the London Ambulance Service's London Heart Starters campaign to help reach a funding goal. Local MPs and ambulance leadership urged community groups to host and care for devices to improve survival chances. Transport for London noted that first-aid trained staff have access on Tube and Overground and that donations will include homeless shelters.
Read at www.bbc.com
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