Medical equipment-maker Opto Circuits is supplying cardiac devices to various football clubs in Australia as part of a campaign to reduce deaths from sudden cardiac arrest. Cardiac Science Corporation, a subsidiary of Opto Circuits, has started shipping devices to various sporting clubs in Victoria under the Defib Your Club, For Life campaign.
The company has already started supplying Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) on an ongoing basis during the past six months, in alignment with the commencement of the campaign in Australia. AEDs are medical devices that diagnose life-threatening abnormal heart rhythms, or cardiac arrhythmia, and deliver electrical energy to the heart to restore its normal rhythm.
Funding for the initiative came from the government, charities and individuals. Through its partnership with Cardiac Science, the campaign provides a comprehensive defibrillation programme, including training that is specifically tailored to the needs of sporting clubs.
Opto Circuits India is a multinational medical device company headquartered out of Bengaluru, India. The company designs, develop, manufacture, market and distribute a range of medical products that are used by healthcare establishments in more than 150 countries.
