Ordnance Survey has teamed up with the British Heart Foundation to create a map allowing 999 call handlers to provide people with the location of the nearest life-saving machine
. For every minute that defibrillation is delayed, however, the chance of survival decreases to 10 per cent. If delayed for longer than ten minutes, the chance of survival for an adult suffering a cardiac arrest is lower than 5 per cent.and account for roughly 100,000 deaths every year. Currently public access defibrillators are used in less than 5 per cent of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests but paramedics hope that number will rise as a result of the new system.
John Kimmance, managing director of national mapping services at OS, said: “We are humbled to support a critical, national service that can make a difference between life and death. Our authoritative data and expert support have allowed BHF to create more than just a map. This is an intelligent database underpinned by a highly accurate addressing referencing system that allows the ambulance service to identify tens of thousands of defibrillators instantly.
Judy O’Sullivan, director of innovation in health programmes at the BHF, said: “The Circuit is a vital tool in our fight to improve survival rates from out-of-hospital cardiac arrests. The support of Ordnance Survey in improving The Circuit has been invaluable, both as a trusted and reliable data source and utilising their expertise in mapping.
“But much more needs to be done. Less than 5 per cent of out-of-hospital-cardiac arrests receive bystander defibrillation, and the survival rate is less than 10 per cent. This is in part because there are still tens of thousands of defibrillators not known to ambulance services.” Ms O’Sullivan said registering your defibrillator is simple and could save a life, as well as being regularly checked and maintained. She urged people to register them via
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