Metro defibrillator failed during rider’s fatal heart attack

By Kytja Weir
Published April 19, 2012 4:00am ET
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Metro defibrillator failed during rider’s fatal heart attack
Metro is inspecting all of its defibrillators after one failed to work Monday when a 51-year-old rider suffered a fatal heart attack on the Yellow Line. The agency announced the news after The Washington Examiner started asking questions about the broken automated external defibrillator Thursday morning. Metro now says it plans to inspect all the […]

Metro is inspecting all of its defibrillators after one failed to work Monday when a 51-year-old rider suffered a fatal heart attack on the Yellow Line.

The agency announced the news after The Washington Examiner started asking questions about the broken automated external defibrillator Thursday morning.

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