Life-saving defibrillators are being fitted to part of the Plymouth Citybus fleet in a new charity partnership.
Defibrillators donated by local charity Hearts Together, will be on board the company’s 16 Spark buses, which serve one of the busiest routes in Plymouth, with the aim to eventually have one on every single bus.
They can be used to restart the heart in case of cardiac arrest and can raise survival rates from 6% to an incredible 74%.
It was officially launched on 16 October – World Restart a Heart Day – with a display in Plymouth City Centre.
Plymouth Citybus Managing Director Richard Stevens says: “We’re hoping this investment will help save lives. In times of crisis our buses are often first at the scene, so it makes sense for them to be equipped with defibrillators.”
This is the first scheme in the UK to place defibrillators on buses.
