A publicly accessible defibrillator in every suburb of Canberra
Do you know where the closest defibrillator is in your community? Would you know what to do if a friend or family member had a sudden cardiac arrest?
More than 30,000 cardiac arrests happen each year in Australia, with a survival rate of only 10%.
Survival rates improve dramatically, up to 70%, when a patient receives defibrillation within the first 3-5 minutes of arrest.
This is why St John ACT is involved in the StreetBeat campaign to help local communities fund a life-saving, publicly accessible defibrillator (AED) in their suburb.
There are currently 32 publicly accessible defibrillators out in the community and our goal is to install one in every subrub of Canberra.
To find out more and get involved visit www.streetbeat.life