Life-saving equipment to treat cardiac arrest victims has been fitted into an unused red phone box in the Argyll village of Glendaruel.

The equipment, paid for by BT under its Adopt A Kiosk scheme, is kept in a steel cabinet and can be opened with instructions from the Scottish Ambulance Service by calling 999.   The defibrillator was installed by the charity Community Heartbeat Trust, which provides defibrillation equipment for local communities.

As BT's Mark Johnson said: "Over the years many people have said that their local phone box was a lifeline. Now that everyone has a phone at home or a mobile that's no longer true. But kiosks fitted with defibrillator machines are genuine assets to their community and could be real lifesavers in the future."

Source:-  BBC

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