Cardiology

New York City Council passes defibrillator law

Published in Medicine and Law Weekly, March 11th, 2005

The New York City Council unanimously approved a plan to place defibrillators in thousands of locations throughout the city, including health clubs, courthouses and public parks.

The bill, which is supported by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, passed 47-0 on February 16, 2005.

City Councilman James Oddo, who introduced the bill last year, said he had worked on the issue for 7 years and had "poured a great deal of blood, sweat and tears into insuring that this day comes."

"I have heard the tragic stories of people dying across the country where their lives could have been saved if there had been a defibrillator present," said Oddo, a...

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Source: Medicine and Law Weekly (2005-03-11)

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