SHAH ALAM: The Selangor government is in discussions with related parties and studying methods to make Automated External Defibrillators (AED) mandatory in public areas.
State public health and environment committee chairman Jamaliah Jamaluddin said the matter needed fine-tuning to ensure that the public is aware and properly educated on their use.
“I believe there are those among us who don’t know what an AED is and more worryingly, how to conduct cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR),” said the Bandar Utama state assemblywoman.
“CPR is an emergency procedure we can do to save lives while an AED indirectly adds to the survival rate when used in CPR,” she said in a statement yesterday, Bernama reported.
Jamaliah added that the state government has prepared 56 AEDs to be placed in state government buildings, local authorities and subsidiaries since February.
The initiative, she said, can indirectly serve as an emergency first aid kit for the public.
“The heart can stop beating at any time for anyone, regardless of background, age or health condition.
“In many cases, the chances of survival does not depend on doctors or nurses but on members of the public who happen to be at the location when such an incident occurs,” she said.
