St John Ambulance NSW urging communities to learn how to use a defibrillator

Updated October 23 2020 - 12:57am, first published October 22 2020 - 4:30pm
The use of a defibrillator can improve chances of surviving cardiac arrest by up to 70 per cent. Photo: Supplied
The use of a defibrillator can improve chances of surviving cardiac arrest by up to 70 per cent. Photo: Supplied

CARDIAC arrest remains the leading cause of death across Australia, with around 20,000 people having a heart attack away from a hospital every year, which carries a survival rate of only 10 per cent.

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