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IPT is proud to announce the addition of the Automated External Defibrillator (AED) to its headquarters and most of its gas stations' health and safety equipment, starting with IPT's first sustainable & advanced gas station in Amchit and the first of its kind in Lebanon. 
 
This medical equipment is a portable life saving device accessible to the public, that can be safely used to deliver electric shocks through the chest whenever someone undergoes a Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) and has few minutes to be saved. 

In this framework, IPT hosted a specialist in the field who explained about the benefits and usage of the device in the presence of Red Cross Representatives, medical specialists, and IPT managers.

Given its necessity in rescuing lives, this device contributes to what IPT is achieving in terms of caring for the health of its employees, visitors, and customers at once.
 
*About the Device
The Automated External Defibrillator (AED) is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias (or irregular heartbeat) of ventricular fibrillation and pulseless ventricular tachycardia, that can lead to a sudden cardiac arrest, and is able to treat them through defibrillation, allowing the heart to reestablish an effective rhythm, thus highly increasing survival chances. Sudden Cardiac Arrest & Choking can Strike anyone, anytime, anywhere. It can be is reversible in most victims if treated within few minutes.