Defibrillators Installed Outside Homes In Melbourne To Help With Sudden Cardiac Arrests

Australia: Melbourne has started installing defibrillators outside homes in Reservoir, making sure every resident has easy access, to help with the increase in sudden cardiac arrests.

"A new program from St John Ambulance Victoria that will transform Reservoir's sudden cardiac arrest survival rates."

"It will do this by placing defibrillators throughout the suburb so that no resident is further than 400 metres from a defibrillator, and by training one third of the population in CPR and defibrillation."

Initiated in January 2022 and rolled out in March-April 2022:

https://www.stjohnvic.com.au/community-programs/defib-in-your-street/
https://youtu.be/k2GDHi1ndCE
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-03/victorian-fatal-cardiac-arrest-cases-rising/100948022

Website went up January 4, 2022 according to Archive.org:
https://web.archive.org/web/20220104061418/https://www.stjohnvic.com.au/community-programs/defib-in-your-street/

Post:
https://pennybutler.com/defib-melbourne/