Totally agree Geoff. CPR training is vastly underestimated and I don't think a ' staying alive ' song themed TV advert now and again cuts the mustard!
I believe that there is a ( or has been ) a project to utilise old phone boxes to store defibrillators with an access code in Wales if I remember correctly?? which I thought was a great idea!
I have often wondered if there was another option for the keypad access but struggle to think of a solution that would fully work and stop thefts and criminal damage to the devices when stored in public... I guess the only option that I could think of was to have a intercom/webcam type installation on the lock box instead of calling a number? ( Like you said Geoff, what if your phone battery was dead, you had left your phone in your car or what if you are in a remote location with no service signal? )
I am glad to hear that defibs are slowly becoming more user friendly ( automated ) with less risk to the patient from untrained users but I guess there is still a long way to go!
