SINGAPORE - HDT Singapore Taxi has become the second cab company to be equipped with automated external defibrillators that can be used in emergencies like heart attacks.
He cited the SMRT take-up of the initiative, adding:"In the event of a cardiac arrest emergency, these SMRT taxi drivers can help to deliver the AED to the scene quickly, administer the AED or perform CPR. This improves the chances of survival for the victim." SMRT taxi drivers had arrived on scene to assist in 149 cardiac arrest cases as at September this year.