Location of AED - Automated External Defibrillator

The immense majority of the heart failures is due to a disorder of the rate/rhythm of the heart called “ventricular fibrillation” and whose only treatment is the delivery of an external electric shock. However, for a certain number of reasons (ignorance by the population of the basic rules of the cardiac massage, distance of the first-aid organizations laying out defibrillator), only 3 to 5% of the people presenting a heart failure without neurological after-effect. Certain American cities or Northern Europe , this figure can be multiplied by 10. This considerable increase in the success rate is primarily in connection with the availability of the population of AED Automated External Defibrillator. The Town of Cabourg thus distributed these apparatuses in the strategic places of the city, immediately accessible to the public which can make use of it without danger after being informed of their extremely simple handling.

The vehicle of the Municipal Police is also equipped of Automated External Defibrillator.

For all information or to have a free training, contact the Town of Cabourg to the 02 31 28 88 88 or by email m.blasquiet@cabourg.net.