Last week we presented the
project Sitges is Cardio Protected and Healthy , a
pioneering initiative launched by the City Council with the collaboration of
the Spanish Association Against Sudden Death Jose Duran.The project includes
the coming installation of several defibrillators in public facilities, hotels,
restaurants, institutions and other public spaces.These devices are an addition
to those that went into operation last summer at the beaches of our
municipality..
A few months ago, we
witnessed one of those shocking news that arouse interest and
make us think. At
the Sants station, a defibrillator device installed in the pharmacy of the site
saved the life of a man who had suffered a
stroke. When news came we were
about to finish the project Sitges is Cardio Protected and Healthy and in one
of the follow-up meetings of the initiative we adressed the case of Sants. At the time, the project that was to be
applied in Sitges was in the final stages and it was the right moment to
envisage this case moved to Sitges. It was a good way to illustrate a real life
episode.
And in Catalonia, 3,000
people die each year from sudden death. That is, 10 per day. There are many.
Many. When a heart attack occurs, the first 10 minutes are essential. For this
reason, the possibility of having defibrillators scattered around town can
be a crucial support in many cases.
The development of this
project was planned in the Governance Plan and is an example of shared work and
full complicity of the government and social and economic agents. The
implantation of defibrillators will allow us to respond to
specific cases. But
the plan also requires preventive measures that promote and disseminate a
culture of healthy lifestyle and eating habits. In this regard, we are working
closely with restaurants to offer healthy menus that favor a public health
model quality. Another line will be integrated into the plan to
create walking routes that encourage healthy living and doing exercise.
Sitges is Cardio Protected
and Healthy was born as a service that provides solutions, but also that wants
to work on prevention to create a quality of life available to the whole
population.
