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Saving lives for Shocktober

This October marks the sixth year of Ambulance Victoria's state-wide Shocktober campaign, which is dedicated to improving cardiac arrest survival rates.

With more cardiac arrests in Victoria than ever before, Ambulance Victoria (AV) is encouraging Boort residents to learn or refresh their cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills and sign up to be a GoodSAM responder. A cardiac arrest occurs when a person’s heart suddenly stops pumping blood effectively around the body. This October marks the sixth year […]

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