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Robbie Chalmers

Perthshire councillor stresses importance of CPR training after arriving at scene of fatal cardiac arrest

A Perthshire councillor is urging people to get trained in CPR and use a lifesaving app after arriving at the scene of a fatal cardiac arrest.

Angus Forbes, who represents the Carse of Gowrie ward, was driving to a work commitment in Dundee when he received a distress call from his GoodSAM app.

The digital application sends alerts to registered emergency responders’ phones or devices when a nearby local resident is having a cardiac arrest.

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