TWO new defibrillators have been installed on the Llyn Peninsula, and another two upgraded.

Two defibrillators have been installed in a phone box on Abersoch High Street and at Tir Glyn Caravan Park in Uwchmynydd.

Two more, at the toilet block in Aberdaron and at Abersoch Golf Club, have been upgraded. All four are ready and available to the public on a 24/7 basis.

Members of the public will be guided by ambulance call takers in how to use the defibrillators.

The defibrillator in the Abersoch phonebox is one of many across North Wales being renovated as lifesaving hubs to house public access defibrillators (PADs).

This has been done by charity ‘Keep the Beats’ in partnership with local communities and supporters.

Keep the Beats is run by frontline staff and cardiac patients, who know how vital it is to have access to defibrillators in the community as well as CPR training.

Tomos Hughes, the North Wales Community Public Access Defibrillator Officer, said: “A cardiac arrest is when the heart stops beating. Every second counts.

“If you don’t do anything, the chance of survival will decrease, every minute by 10 per cent.

“Performing CPR and using a defibrillator before the ambulance arrives doubles the chance of survival.”

Keep The Beats is passionate about supporting its North Wales community with CPR and defibrillator training and is asking people to be aware of the location of their nearest defibrillator.”