Lifesavers on Penang Hill


Ong (left) showing an automated external defibrillator installed at the P84 rest area on Penang Hill before the full lockdown.

THE P84 team of hikers on Penang Hill hopes the state can help set up an emergency response team to go to the aid of hikers who suffer from sudden cardiac arrests (SCA) while exercising on the hill.

P84 committee chairman Datuk Jimmy Ong said the hikers themselves were trying to come up with an aid team for fellow hikers and cyclists.

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