The new units are located near schools and main municipal buildings
São Brás de Alportel has increased its number of automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) to 11, aiming for quick responses to potential cardiac emergencies.
Previously, there were two AEDs were installed at the municipal sports pavilion and the municipal swimming pools, along with four in the volunteer fire department’s vehicles.
The four new defibrillators are installed in public spaces: near the José Belchior Viegas secondary school; near the Poeta Bernardo de Passos school and the local sports and leisure; near the municipal market; and also in the historic centre, near town hall, the municipal library and other key buildings.
Says the local council, these units are operational and await licensing by the National Institute of Medical Emergency (INEM).
The municipality invested €7,500 (plus VAT) in the rental of these units from Blue Ocean Medical, Lda., and has also invested in the purchase of another defibrillator for the local scouts group, having trained some of its members to use it if necessary during their activities or at events held in the municipality.
This initiative addresses the high occurrence of sudden cardiac deaths nationally, aiming to significantly improve survival rates for cardiac arrests.
