Taxis in Stockholm to be equipped with defibrillators

"More than 100 Stockholm taxis will be equipped with defibrillators and their drivers trained to help cardiac arrest victims, medical and taxi officials said on Friday. The taxis, which will also respond to emergency calls when they have no customers, are sometimes closer to the scene than an ambulance, according to Jeanette Lindstroem, who heads the project at Stockholm's biggest cab company Taxi Stockholm. "The sooner the patients get help the greater their chances of survival. We are out on the roads 24 hours a day. In the event of an emergency, we can get there quickly and begin life-saving measures," Lindstroem said" - MedIndia