Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 26 (ANI/NewsVoir): On the occasion of World Heart Day, Kauvery Hospital launched the Restart Heart Foundation, an initiative to address the rising numbers of , educate the community on the prevention of cardiac arrests and equip them with the skills to provide an immediate response during emergencies. Through this foundation, Automated External Defibrillators (AED) have been installed at Semmozhi Poonga, Tidel Park and Vivekanandar Illam. (Ice House). The inauguration was by Thiru. Dr Ezhilan MLA Thousand Lights Constituency.

An automated External Defibrillator (AED) is a device that is used in an emergency situation – a cardiac arrest. The AED system includes accessories, such as a battery and pad electrodes, that are necessary for the AED to detect and interpret an electrocardiogram and deliver an electrical shock. The portable device gives voice prompts – step-by-step instructions – to be followed by anyone who has received minimal training, to use the AED to help revive the heart rhythm of an individual who suffered a cardiac arrest in a public place, thereby keeping him/her stable until an ambulance arrives for further treatment.