A mother who lost her "beautiful" 24-year-old son earlier this year has made a desperate call for support installing more publicly accessible defibrillators in Bristol in a bid to save lives. Councillors at Bristol City Council backed a motion which could lead to the life-saving machines being rolled out across the city.
New large developments could soon need to include public access automatic external defibrillators (AEDs), and taxi drivers in Bristol could be trained on using AEDs and carrying out CPR as a licence condition. A charity could also work with the council on installing AEDs.
During a full council meeting on December 13, councillors heard from a doctor about how having public access defibrillators nearby can often mean the difference between life and death for people suffering cardiac arrests, such as 24-year-old Sam Polledri who died in February.
