Vinayagam, Managing Director of The Chennai Silks and Sree Kumaran Thangamaligai, unveiled the Public Access Automated External Defibrillator (AED) at the Public Health Centre, Gandhipuram, Coimbatore, on 30th January 2025.

The AED was unveiled in the presence of S. Senthil Kumaran, Assistant Commissioner, Central Zone, Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation; Dr. A. Mohan, City Health Officer, Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation; and Dr. A. Nirmala, Dean, Coimbatore Medical College.

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R. Raveendran, Hon. Secretary, Residents Awareness Association, Coimbatore; and Balakumar Thangavelu, Director, CSR, India Head Outreach, Cognizant Foundation, also graced the occasion.

An AED (Automated External Defibrillator) is a medical device that analyzes the heart’s rhythm and delivers an electric shock to help restore a normal heartbeat. AEDs are used to treat people experiencing sudden cardiac arrest (SCA).