An Automated External Defibrillator (AED), a device used in emergency cardiac arrest situations, has been installed at Sivan Park in K.K. Nagar by the Kauvery Group of Hospitals.
The inauguration was done by A.M.V. Prabhakara Raja, MLA, Virugambakkam Constituency on Sunday. Appreciating the initiative, Mr. Raja said, “A location such as Sivan Park has over 1,000 people visiting on a daily basis. People across all age groups visit the park for their fitness routine or leisure activities. Therefore, it is essential to equip the place with the right medical assistance that would be needed in times of distress.”
The hospital, in a release, said the AED is programmed to detect and interpret an electrocardiogram and deliver an electrical shock using accessories such as a power source (battery) and pad electrodes.
