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Welsh Hearts raises funds for public defibrillators and presses for better accessibility and more public support to save Welsh lives<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Welsh Hearts’ defibrillators include one outside the Crwys pub \u00a9 Oliver Cuenca<\/p><\/div>\n

Welsh Hearts<\/span><\/a> (Calonnau Cymru) has launched a new appeal for funds to drive up the number of public defibrillators in Cardiff.<\/span><\/p>\n

The heart charity which is also responsible for Cardiff\u2019s upcoming annual <\/span>Santa Dash<\/span><\/a>, hopes to put a hundred new public access defibrillators in the city\u2019s streets and buildings to improve chances of survival for victims of heart attacks. <\/span><\/p>\n

Cardiff has until recently had a severe lack of defibrillators available at all hours, with t<\/span>he first 24 hour defibrillator being installed at the Capitol Shopping Centre only this year. <\/span><\/p>\n

“With lots of places, people aren’t in a position to put it on the outside wall,\u201d charity director Sharon Owen told me. \u201cBecause the landlord won’t allow them to, or it’s at risk of being stolen.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

“So they have one inside, and that’s very well from 8am to 6pm, but it’s after those hours that we have to make sure that these defibrillators are publicly accessible.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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The charity is also responsible for Cardiff\u2019s annual Santa Dash, this year on 9 December \u00a9 Welsh Hearts<\/p><\/div>\n

According to <\/span>Welsh Government statistics<\/span><\/a>, cardiovascular diseases cause <\/span>9,000 deaths in Wales each year, or an average of 25 each day, making it the leading cause of death in the country. <\/span><\/p>\n

However despite this, the rate has declined over the past twenty years, with a 68% drop in the number of deaths, aided by better awareness, treatment, and the work of charities such as Welsh Hearts.<\/span><\/p>\n

The charity is keen to encourage more businesses to apply for a defibrillator, with one public-use defibrillator currently available to any Cardiff-based organisation for free. <\/span><\/p>\n

“We’ve have a defibrillator and a cabinet to be had by somebody if they only apply to us,\u201d explained Sharon. <\/span><\/p>\n

“We need more companies to realise that it’s the most important and valuable piece of their first aid kit that they’re ever going to have. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe’re happy to go in and do the free CPR training too.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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