Community Program
Defib in Your Street
Creating the safest suburbs to have a Sudden Cardiac Arrest. Currently in Sunshine (3020)
Sunshine
Our current project for 2024.
Click for free training and information on hosting a defibrillator.
St Albans
Our 2023 project.
St Albans has one of the highest rates of Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrests in Victoria.
Reservoir
Our 2022 pilot suburb.
Improving survival rates with the help of community members.
Keen to get involved?
Fill out the form and let us know how you would like to join the program.
Our installed defib locations:
Did You Know?
Over 7,800 cardiac arrests occur in Victoria each year.
Most (80%) of sudden cardiac arrests happen in the home.
Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrests (OHCA) have a low survival rate of 5% in Victoria.
Only 1.5% of people that have sudden cardiac arrests receive bystander defibrillation.
When CPR and defibrillation are performed together, survival rates increase to as high as 70%.
GoodSAM
Join the GoodSAM app to help people in urgent need of first aid.
Become a partner
Enquire now and let us know how you would like to partner with the Defib in Your Street program.
FIND OTHER DEFIBS
To find more information about your closest defib, you can visit the Ambulance Victoria defibrillator registry.
Our Supporters
Defib in Your Street would like to thank the families, individuals, community groups, businesses, and organisations for their strong and ongoing support.
