Amey is pleased to announce that we have registered our local office defibrillators on the British Heart Foundation website.

Defibrillators have been registered in our Perth, Kinross, Nairn, Forfar and Keith depots and details on accessibility will be available to view on the British Heart Foundation website within the next few months.

A defibrillator is a device that gives a high energy shock to the heart when someone is in cadiac arrest. It helps to get the heart beating again.

Anyone can use a defibrillator, you do not need training as once you turn it on it will give clear step-by-step instructions on how to use it. Many defibrillators will also include visual prompts and images showing how to use the device.

The British Heart Foundation highlights that if someone is in cardiac arrest you should call 999 and start CPR.

If you are on your own do not interrupt CPR to go and find a defibrillator. When possible, send someone else to find one and when calling 999 the operator can tell you if there is a public access defibrillator nearby.

More information on defibrillators and how to use or access them can be found on the British heart Foundation website.