All 16 ambulances in Parry Sound District will soon be equipped with defibrillators useable on children between the ages of one and eight. The District picked up $32,000 bill for the new machines.

Now the children will get the same standard of care adults have had, according to Guy Harris, Base Hospital manager.

Previously, if a child under the age of eight went into cardiac arrest, local paramedics’ only option was to perform CPR.

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