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How to use an automated external defibrillator (AED)

6 years ago

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How to use an automated external defibrillator (AED)

6 years ago
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Life-saving portable defibrillators are in schools, rinks, businesses and community centres across Atlantic Canada. But there's a problem: Even 911 dispatchers often don't know the locations.

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