Aug 22 2012
Physio-Control,
Inc., a provider of emergency medical response solutions worldwide,
today announced that global energy supplier RasGas
Company Limited (RasGas) has established a heart safe workplace with
the installation of LIFEPAK
CR® Plus automated external defibrillators (AEDs). RasGas
is deploying the AEDs as part of a broader safety initiative to help
ensure that an employee or visitor experiencing sudden cardiac arrest
(SCA) has immediate treatment with bystander cardio-pulmonary
resuscitation (CPR) and a defibrillation shock from an AED readily
available.
"We see the implementation of this new program as a key component to our
'People First' culture and overall workplace safety initiatives," said
Dr. Nigel Shanks, Medical Services manager at RasGas. "We want to ensure
that treatment with CPR and defibrillation is readily available in all
our facilities to anyone who may need it."
"With RasGas employees at facilities ranging from wellheads and
processing centers in the field, to offices across the globe,
implementing an AED program is an important investment in its people,"
said Cam Pollock, Physio-Control vice president, Global Marketing.
"RasGas' widespread deployment of the devices builds upon the company's
strong safety reputation."