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AED efforts should not be one-off, but part of bigger scheme

In the light of the initiative to train a network of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) operatives, I suggest that every bus shelter should have notices indicating the location of the nearest AEDs.

In the light of the initiative to train a network of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) operatives, I suggest that every bus shelter should have notices indicating the location of the nearest AEDs.

For example, I am raising money, as part of a community focus for SG50, to buy an AED to be installed in the grounds of a church at Bishan Street 13, and I wonder if a notice at the bus stop in front would direct rescuers to the AED.

I also wonder if the National Resuscitation Council would consider a scheme whereby companies, large and small, are encouraged to sponsor, install and maintain AEDs on their premises, as part of their community outreach.

Such a scheme would enable good coverage throughout the island, in line with the Save a Life campaign (“Some MHA initiatives”; March 7).

I hope my project is a small step towards giving to a social cause and that many others will follow suit as part of our social responsibility.

I would also ask if the National Resuscitation Council or the relevant agency could fund some training equipment.

If such equipment were available, accredited CPR and AED instructors such as myself would be more readily able to train laymen as part of the initiative (“New initiative to train community to respond to cardiac arrests: Masagos”; March 6, online).

I, for one, am prepared to give my time, but do not have access to training equipment or funding. I wonder if this could even be done as a social enterprise.

This is an important community project and organisations should help make it not only a one-off, but a bigger scheme.

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