A potentially-lifesaving defibrillator that was stolen from outside a Newcastle library has been replaced.
A new device has been installed at Fenham Library after the original defibrillator was stolen and its storage unit was vandalised late last year.
Newcastle City Council has replaced the device, which had been used multiple times in medical emergencies prior to its theft, at a cost of approximately £1,500. A defibrillator is an electronic device that can be used to help someone suffering cardiac arrest, when the heart malfunctions and suddenly stops beating unexpectedly, by helping to restart the heart.
