Claim: Delays to using a defibrillator puts "heart attack victims" at higher risk of death.
Fact-check: Telegraph mixes up heart attacks and cardiac arrests - Full Fact
Verdict: defibrillators are used in cardiac arrest, not heart attacks. people who have had heart attacks need urgent medical treatment, but not cpr.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Dr Fergus Brown
Date published: 2023-09-01T00:00:00