Defibrillators in the EU institutions
25.3.2013
Question for written answer E-003384-13
to the Commission
Rule 117
Francisco Sosa Wagner (NI)
I understand that the Commission is providing funding under the EU health programme for projects such as EuroHeart I and II, EURHOBOP and SITS-EAST to help Member States respond when a person suffers a cardiac arrest.
According to Eurostat figures[1], cardiac arrests are one of the leading causes of death in Europe. Early defibrillation — within minutes of collapse — considerably increases the patient’s chance of survival.
Will the Commission therefore make sure that all EU institutions are equipped with automated external defibrillators?
- [1] See ‘Respiratory diseases’ section of http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/Causes_of_death_statistics.
OJ C 12 E, 16/01/2014