Public Transport Defibrillators

When walking or driving around your local town or village you may see a public access defibrillator (PAD) mounted on the wall. These are put in place for easy access should someone suffer a sudden cardiac arrest. Defibrillators are installed in numerous places such as schools, supermarkets, offices, factories and sports facilities however, a cardiac arrest can happen absolutely anywhere. This means that someone could also fall ill on public transport.

Public transport defibrillators are just as important as a defibrillator stored anywhere else and having one nearby when traveling is really important. With 20% of sudden cardiac arrests happening in public, the more defibrillators installed on buses, trams and trains, the safer everyone is.

Public transport defibrillators are often lightweight so they can be easily picked up in an emergency. Just like all other defibrillators, they are easy to use and can save a life when someone suffers a sudden cardiac arrest.