DUBLIN Airport emergency response teams have saved the lives of 25 people since the introduction of its defibrillation programme in 2002 according to the DAA.
Five lives were saved during 2014 alone through the rapid use of defibrillators on people who suffered heart attacks in the airport and 130 Airport Police Officers are currently trained to use the lifesaving equipment.
Dublin Airport was designated a Heartsafe Airport in 2007 by the Irish Heart Foundation in recognition of its success rate in saving victims of cardiac arrest through the use of public access defibrillation.
Dublin Airport Managing Director, Vincent Harrison said the saving of lives in this way was a critical part of airport operations.
“Those 25 people are alive today because of our defibrillator and CPR training programme,
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“With an average of 60,000 passengers arriving and departing through the airport on a daily basis we need to be ready to respond swiftly to cardiac emergencies.
“I am proud to say that Dublin Airport is way ahead of similar sized airports elsewhere in the world in its life saving track record.
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The success of the defibrillator programme was also praised by the Irish Heart Foundation.