Group bids to install 45 life-saving defibrillators in Falkirk

A group has launched a bid to install 45 defibrillators in Falkirk.

Forth Valley CFR say 200 people a year suffer cardiac arrests while out of hospital in the town.

The plan would see 5 devices installed in every Falkirk Council district.

They're hoping for just under £74,000 in funding - as part of the local authority's Community Choices grant system.

Aaron Smith is the Chairman of the group.

He says:

"We're looking to put 5 public access defibrillators in each of the 9 Falkirk Council wards - that would take the total up to 45.

"We're one of three organisations to have put in a capital bid for across the area, but the only one to trying to do public access defibrillators this year.

"10% of people survive without early CPR or early defibrillation,

"By increasing the access to defibrillators available across Falkirk, we hope that should an event like that occur, there'd be a defibrillator near that someone can collect while waiting for an ambulance."