Charity defibrillator saves life

Saturday, 30 September 2017 08:30

By Jason Roberts @ChpsChsGrvy

A man's life has been saved this week thanks to equipment donated by an Island charity.

He suffered a heart attack at the Hailwood Medical Centre in Douglas on Tuesday.

A defibrillator donated by local charity Craig's Heartstrong Foundation was used on him - he was later transported to Liverpool, and has since made a full recovery.

The charity will be holding heart screenings this weekend at Nobles hospital.

We are delighted to hear a @CHFIOM defibrillator was successfully used on a patient at hailwood medical and they have made a full recovery
— Craigsheartstrong (@CHFIOM) 27 September 2017

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