Caledonian MacBrayne ferries across the west of Scotland, from Arran to the Isle of Lewis, will soon be fitted with Automated External Defibrillation (AED) devices thanks to a partnership between the ferry operator, British Heart Foundation (BHF) Scotland and the Scottish Ambulance Service. Under the agreement, BHF Scotland will co-fund the provision of AEDs and the Scottish Ambulance Service will train CalMac crews in their use and provide ongoing support. CalMac’s Interim Managing Director Gary Robertson, said: “We have been wrestling with a number of issues around the deployment of AEDs on ferries for many years and are delighted to have found a partnership solution that enables us to provide this valuable public access defibrillator service. “We…

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Calmac to install heart defibrillators on ferries