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Why defibrillators are so essential in sport
It’s always traumatic when an athlete suffers a cardiac arrest. Sporting clubs have to be prepared for it. The incidents are often seared into memory: an elite athlete in the prime of his or her life suddenly collapses during a game. The name becomes associated with a tragedy that losing a mere game cannot match.
11 Aug 2017
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