Council administrator Gary Payne, Port Macquarie airport manager Lane Dechaineux, Nolen Turner, and St John Ambulance's Ewan Barlin examine a Powerheart AED G3.
Funds raised at the annual Black Tie and Barefoot Ball in the Hastings, New South Wales, this year paid for seven Powerheart automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for the community.
Powerheart G3 AEDs have been installed at the Port Macquarie Airport, Timbertown Heritage Theme Park, Camden Haven Sea Rescue, PortMacquarie-Hastings Council Chambers, Laurieton School of Arts Hall, Port Macquarie Senior Citizens Hall, and the Wauchope Library.
“Any equipment that can potentially save someone’s life in an emergency is very welcome, particularly in locations which frequently have a high number of people,” said Garry Payne, Administrator of the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council.
St. John Ambulance Australia will provide AED training.
St. John (NSW) Chief Executive Officer Sean Gavin said that defibrillation provides the best chance for surviving sudden cardiac arrrest.
“The current survival rate from sudden cardiac arrest outside a hospital remains low,” Gavin said in a Camden Haven Courier interview this past summer. “Defibrillators are the safest and most effective way for people to save lives from sudden cardiac arrest. They are a critical step in the ‘chain of survival.’”
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