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	Singapore: More Trained in CPR here, Ahead of Anti-Terror Drive
	More people are arming themselves with life-saving skills, even before the launch of a national drive to prepare the public to deal with terrorist threats and emergencies.\r\nAbout 84,000 people were trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) last year, nearly thrice as many as the 32,000 in 2008, according to the National Resuscitation Council Singapore.
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	Singapore: Public to Get SMS Alerts during Major Emergencies
	Singapore: Should a terror attack or a riot such as the one in Little India occur in the future, members of the public will receive an SMS alert from the Government to notify them of an unfolding emergency situation. The larger the scale of the emergency, the greater the number of people who will be notified.
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	Singapore: Can Drones Deliver Emergency Defibrillators?
	A drone network could be deployed to speed defibrillators to bystanders trying to help people in cardiac arrest, getting the devices to the patient faster than emergency services, a recent Canadian study suggests.\r\nResearchers examined historical data on 53,702 cardiac arrests over 26,851 square kilometers (10,367 square miles) of rural and urban regions surrounding Toronto, Ontario, to see how drones might be deployed to get help to cardiac arrest patients more quickly than typical 911 response times.
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	Singapore: Philips Pushes CPR, AED Training in Singapore
	Royal Philips has launched a Retiree Rescue Campaign to raise awareness around sudden cardiac arrest, and the need for more individuals to be trained in cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to increase the chances of survival.\r\n“With the ‘Retiree Rescue’ campaign, we want to debunk the myth that only trained medical professionals can help save lives,” said Winston Phua, head of brand, communications and digital at Philips ASEAN Pacific.
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	Singapore: 995 Emergency Calls to be Assessed Based on Severity
	Singapore: Calls made to the Singapore Civil Defence Force’s (SCDF) 995 emergency hotline will be assessed based on their severity and be allocated resources accordingly, under a new frontline response framework launched on Wednesday (3 May).\r\nSpeaking at the annual SCDF Work plan Seminar, Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam said the new framework will help meet the rising number of calls made to the emergency hotline.
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Singapore: More Trained in CPR here, Ahead of Anti-Terror Drive

Singapore: Public to Get SMS Alerts during Major Emergencies

Singapore: Can Drones Deliver Emergency Defibrillators?

Singapore: Philips Pushes CPR, AED Training in Singapore

Singapore: 995 Emergency Calls to be Assessed Based on Severity

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