A device saved Rory's life. Now Canberrans can access one in every suburb

A device saved Rory's life. Now Canberrans can access one in every suburb

Rory was spending his night like any other 16-year-old, playing sports with friends, when the unthinkable happened. He went into cardiac arrest.

Canberra to have defibrillator in every suburb by end of year

At Lake Tuggeranong District Park, a new defibrillator has been installed. By the end of the year, every suburb in Canberra will have such a publicly accessible device to save the lives of people who suffer cardiac arrest. “Every second counts,” said Labor MP David Smith, who donated the money for the Tuggeranong device. “Accessible AEDs (Automated External Defibrillators) across our suburbs aren’t a luxury, they’re lifesaving.” When someone suf…