USING AN OLD PHONE KIOSK AS DEFIBRILLATOR STATION – AT STONEYBATTER GREEN IN DUBLIN
Today my camera was set [by accident] to silent shutter and as a result the majority of my photographs were unusable especially if anything within the frame moved … if you examine the cars in some of my photographs you will see what I mean.
The phone kiosk houses a defibrillator which can deliver a life-saving electric shock to a victim of cardiac arrest.
The kiosk is located on Aughrim street at Stoneybatter Green and is the first in Dublin to be set up by the Heart of Ireland project.
Here is how the system works “When you arrive at the defibrillator box, you’re asked to dial 999. Once you dial 999 you’ll be put through to the ambulance service. The ambulance service will give you the PIN number over the phone and they’ll dispatch a paramedic to the scene as well. If you need assistance working the defibrillator, that will be given over the phone until you’re joined by the paramedic.”
Aughrim Street is in Stoneybatter an area of Dublin.
The area, often referred to as Cowtown, was at a particular time in history on the edge of the city of Dublin and was the ideal location for the city’s cattle market.
Dublin Corporation had been holding a cattle market in Smithfield, but with the increase in the city’s population and the growth of the cattle export business, Smithfield proved to be too small. In 1863, the market was relocated to the open spaces on the North Circular Road. A number of fine houses were built in the area by successful cattle dealers and at the same time over 250 large houses were built for the ‘professional classes’.
The area, often referred to as Cowtown, was at a particular time in history on the edge of the city of Dublin and was the ideal location for the city’s cattle market.
Dublin Corporation had been holding a cattle market in Smithfield, but with the increase in the city’s population and the growth of the cattle export business, Smithfield proved to be too small. In 1863, the market was relocated to the open spaces on the North Circular Road. A number of fine houses were built in the area by successful cattle dealers and at the same time over 250 large houses were built for the ‘professional classes’.
THE HEART OF STONEYBATTER – PAINT-A-BOX STREET ART PLUS A REPURPOSED PHONE KIOSK
This is a great idea.
The phone kiosk houses the defibrillator which can deliver a life-saving electric shock to a victim of cardiac arrest. The installation is located on Aughrim street at Stoneybatter Green and is the first in Dublin to be established by the Heart of Ireland project.
When you approach the defibrillator box, you’re asked to dial 999. Once you dial 999 you’ll be put through to the ambulance service. The ambulance service will give you the PIN number over the phone and they’ll dispatch a paramedic to the scene as well. If you need assistance working the defibrillator, that will be given over the phone until you’re joined by the paramedic.”
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