“The people using a defibrillator to restore normal heart rhythm in places like these usually have had no medical training.”

“The medical team had a defibrillator with them and I was resuscitated within a few minutes.”

“It is impossible to give someone an electric shock with a defibrillator unless they really need it.”

“Twenty per cent of the study group included consultants, who rarely carry out defibrillation.”

“The group trained in CPR and defibrillation administered emergency treatment on 128 heart attack victims, and there were 30 survivors.”

“Some patients have asystole from the onset of arrest and are unsuitable for defibrillation by the ambulance crew or bystanders.”

“The team is on call 24 hours-a-day, and is trained in resuscitation techniques and how to use live-saving defibrillators.”

“He added that any introduction of defibrillators would be phased in, but the aim was for there to be one machine on every engine.”

“The death of a woman in a police booze bus has prompted calls for defibrillators and closed circuit television in the buses.”