Tens of Thousands of Defibrillators Being Installed in UK Children’s Schools

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On January 20, 2023, deliveries of defibrillators began to all state-funded schools in England. Typically, heart attacks and other cardiac issues which require rapid electrical stimulation of the heart in children are rare, explains Dr. Suneel Dhand, almost unthinkable. However, over 20,000 defibrillators will now be in nearly 18,000 schools by the end of the academic year.

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