Travel plan to reduce heart attack deaths
DEFIBRILLATOR machines could be installed at airports and railway stations under new plans to reduce heart deaths.
In a partnership between the Scottish Government and heart health charities, the proposals are being considered by ministers.
It is hoped that by 2010, the strategy will cut premature heart deaths by 60 per cent, and strokes by 50 per cent.
The devices would boost the chances of saving the life of a heart attack victim during busy commuter times by getting more people into stroke units and improving awareness of symptoms.
David Clark, chief executive of Chest, Heart and Stroke in Scotland, said: "We have seen death rates from heart disease and stroke drop by nearly half in the last ten years.
"This new strategy provides an excellent opportunity to take this to the next stage by improving the quality of life for people who survive heart disease and strokes."
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