Automated External Defibrillator (IMAGE)

University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering

Automated External Defibrillator

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An automated external defibrillator (AED) is pictured. Research led by U of T Engineering Professor Tim Chan showed that up to 30 per cent of the time, AEDs are locked inside closed buildings when someone suffers cardiac arrest in a public place.

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Liz Do - U of T Engineering

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