Presumably, the teller's expertise would lie in other areas. But the action could prevent someone from cashing out more than just a bank account. The early minutes of cardiac arrest are critical to survival, and that critical period, of course, tends to be when the victim is farthest from medical help.
Defibrillators shock the heart back into a normal rhythm.
The technology of the devices has so improved that their use is straightforward, simple and easily taught. A laptop screen attached to a heart monitor even gives specific instructions. The American Heart Association estimates more widely available defibrillators would save 50,000 lives a year, or more than the total the country loses each year in highway accidents. Given the rising age of the American population, the defibrillator may one day become as widespread and unremarked as fire extinguishers. E.W. Scripps Publications , All Rights Reserved.