Half of Island's public access defibrillators back in use thanks to charity

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Ambulance service praises Craig's Heartstrong Foundation

The Isle of Man Ambulance Service has confirmed that half of the Island's public access defibrillators (PADs) are back in use after they were showing as "out of service" on the online database.

Many of the devices were offline due to battery and pad dates having expired. 
Manx charity Craig's Heartstrong Foundation has contacted the device's guardians to get them back in use and back on the map. 

The Ambulance Service has praised the charity 'for their fantastic work', saying 'this really is life saving stuff!'.

Paul Healey is the charity's Chairman:

 

 

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