Bid to get defibrillators installed in all Aberdeen schools
The motion from Councillor Marie Boulton is being brought in front of a Council committee today
An Aberdeen Councillor is set to propose installing defibrillators in all city schools.
Marie Boulton, who is part of the administration and sits as an independent, will bring the motion to the city growth and resources committee today (November 10th).
The wider world has seen the importance of the life saving device this past Summer after Denmark player Christian Eriksen was saved following his collapse in the middle of a EURO 2020 game.
Research shows the use of a defibrillator within the first 5 minutes of a cardiac arrest can increase chances of survival by up to 70%.
There are 60 schools in the Aberdeen City Council area.
However, a report from Council officers show just four Primary schools and three secondary schools in the city have access to a defibrillator.
A further two Primary schools are located on a site where another building has one installed.
Councillor Boulton told Northsound News:
"I know that the UK Government have said they'll change the regulations, but I don't think we can wait.
"If there's an opportunity for us to make a move sooner I think it's important that we do that.
"In my own ward we've been placing them around the community.
"I got officers to check how many we had, and it was very few, and I just thought whole lives, whole families are destroyed at the loss of a young person - it could be a teacher, it could be anyone."
Councillor Boulton is hoping the issue is one everyone can agree on.
She said:
"I'm sure we will get unanimous support for it.
"There's many parents in that chamber - but just human compassion."