OCTOBER 2010

L'Escala became the first town in Spain to have a Public Access Defibrillator located in a HeartSafe® cabinet.  This means that anyone living or visiting L'Escala will have the peace of mind that a defibrillator is immediately available should anyone suffer a Sudden Cardiac Arrest.  The HeartSafe® cabinet and defibrillator have been donated to the Spanish town by AED Locator (E.U.) Ltd. 

Photo showing the cabinet and defibrillator being handed over to Nuria Marti Rivas (from the Town Council) and Pau Fajol and Guillermo Segura (Red Cross Life Guards at the L'Escala beaches) by Clive Setter (of AED Locator (E.U.) Ltd) 

L'Escala is in the Catalonia region of Spain, not far from the border with France and situated on the Costa Brava coast at the southern end of the Gulf of Roses.  As well as being an important fishing port, it is a popular tourist resort with about 60,000 people a week using the local unspoilt beaches during the Summer months. 

"My family and friends have enjoyed many holidays in L'Escala over the last seven years" says Clive Setter of AED Locator (E.U.) Ltd.  "I decided to donate a HeartSafe® cabinet and defibrillator to the town so that the local people and many visitors from across Europe can benefit from having immediate access to this life-saving equipment."

The HeartSafe® cabinet and defibrillator are located at L'Escala's Sailing Club, Club Nautic at Port La Clota - see photos below.