The team at LloydsPharmacy Tullow Street in Carlow used a defibrillator in conjunction with CPR on a local Carlow man who was in suspected cardiac arrest.
This comes ahead of LloydsPharmacy 'National Heart Health Day' on the 15th of November in stores nationwide, highlighting the importance of regular blood pressure and BMI check-ups.
Commenting, Supervising Pharmacist, LloydsPharmacy Tullow Street, Ann-Marie Walsh, said: “Our team drew on specialised training and experience to work quickly, and we’re pleased that the patient is recovering well. We have done a lot in the area of heart health, but must continue to do more.” continue extensive training.
Defibrillators are situated inside 88 LloydsPharmacy pharmacies nationwide, and at least one colleague from each pharmacy has been trained on CPR.
