Defib In Your Street – A New Approach to Saving Lives

Creating the safest places to have a Sudden Cardiac Arrest

In March, we launched the pilot location for Defib in Your Street, one of two brand new community programs launched in the year by St John.

Partnering with La Trobe University to evaluate the program, as well as Ambulance Victoria for ongoing data sharing, will allow us to monitor the short, medium, and long term effectiveness of installing these devices. These important partners will enable us to continue this program into the future by identifying other communities with high rates of OHCA and low rates of bystander intervention.

We are proud to have made a difference in the lives of many through this program and will continue to work towards our goal of increasing accessibility to life-saving equipment in communities across Victoria. We are committed to saving lives and making a positive impact in the communities we serve and will gradually roll out to more locations as greater support and funding emerges. A request was put in to the Victorian government to allow the program to roll out to multiple locations concurrently. Without this support, St John is only able to roll out one suburb at a time, which does not meet the immense community need.