Could Canberra become one of the first fully heart-safe cities in the world?

This is StreetBeat’s mission – and it involves placing an AED (Automated External Defibrillator) in every suburb. By the end of this month, they will have installed 95 so far.

30,000 Australians suffer a sudden cardiac arrest each year, and 80% of them outside of a hospital. Sudden Cardiac survival increases significantly when an AED is applied within the first five minutes.

Rod and Gabi sent Baby Wes out to learn how to use an AED – it’s easier than you think! They also spoke with the original Yellow Wiggle, Greg Page about how an AED helped save his life.

StreetBeat is an initiative between GoodLoop Mutual and St John Ambulance ACT.