Defibrillator access ‘unequal’, experts warn

Access to a potentially life-saving defibrillator is unequal across England and Scotland, a recent study has shown. Heart experts are calling for people across the country to be afforded equal and quick access to a life-saving automated external defibrillator (AED) machine 24 hours a day. It comes as a study in Heart Journal reveals...

Oliver King’s family renew call for compulsory defibrillators

The family of a young boy who lost his life following a cardiac arrest have renewed their calls for defibrillators to be made compulsory in schools and workplaces after footballer Eriksen’s recent collapse on the pitch. Oliver King was just 12 years old when he suffered a cardiac arrest during a school swimming lesson...