THE lack of any automated defibrillators (AEDs) at Poole Park for the past number of years is worrying.
It is recommended that councils install AEDs in public spaces used a large number of people, especially the elderly.
Poole Park has a large membership of retired citizens using the bowling club and tennis courts on a daily basis.
The lack of AEDs here is very concerning as a sudden cardiac arrest could happen at anytime, where a life could be saved with the timely use of an AED. There are a number of AEDs available from the charity British Heart Foundation.
https://www.bhf.org.uk/how-you-can-help/how-to-save-a-life/defibrillators
The council seems to be in no hurry to purchase a few for Poole Park (for its size it would need at least three).
Does someone need to die before anything is done about this issue, I wonder.
Further guidelines are available on the Resuscitation Council and British Heart Foundation websites.
Dr Rajeshwar Rao
Retired consultant paediatrician
Caton Close,
Poole
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