To handle any medical emergencies at Mumbai airport, 100 new Automated External Defibilirators (AEDs) will be installed by the year end. The AED is a portable device that can automatically diagnose a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), and help save life with the press of a button, stated a release.
The AEDs will be installed by Philips Healthcare that has already installed 300 AEDs for the Tamil Nadu Government of Medical Sciences.
The AEDs can be used by anyone without formal training. AED comes with audio and visual instructions for its operation.