By Liam Mulhall
A 2020 survey by the Heart Foundation found that half of Australians wouldn’t feel confident using a defibrillator.
In Coonamble Shire, although no such survey has been conducted, local police believe that the same lack of confidence using a defibrillator or performing CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) occurs here too.
However, a new program driven by local police in Coonamble and Gulargambone is aiming to target this in the form of a casual day where people can come along grab a cuppa and some morning tea, and learn the . . .
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