Used perhaps twice in ten years, and that is the whole justification
What it costs
Fourteen hundred pounds including the cabinet and installation, and about ninety pounds a year for pads and batteries.
How often used
Perhaps twice a decade in a village of this size. That is the honest figure and it is still worth it.
Why it matters here
The average ambulance response is fourteen minutes. Survival falls about ten percent for every minute without defibrillation.
