Aims of Restart The Heart
The campaign has five principle aims:
- To increase public awareness of and understanding about SCA
- To increase awareness of the importance of AEDs as emergency life-saving equipment
- To increase public confidence in the use of AEDs
- To increase the placement of AEDs in local communities
- Provision of, and improvements to, AED locator mapping
Every scheme mentioned in this toolkit works in collaboration with the ambulance service (AS) and, if present, the Community First Responder (CFR) team. The intention of the Restart The Heart (RTH) campaign is to promote all initiatives in relation to public access defibrillation and to enhance and compliment the current emergency service frameworks; facilitating timely and effective treatment.