Island airports are heart healthy

All of the state's airports are equipped with defibrillators and trained personnel

Residents and visitors who suffer cardiac arrest in a Hawaii airport have one of the best chances in the nation of surviving, says Don Weisman, American Heart Association Hawaii spokesman.

That's because all airports are equipped with automatic external defibrillators and have people trained to use them, he said.

"It's the only airport system we know that's covered every airport, even with chickens running across the runway."

Airports Fire Chief Martinez Jacobs recently was honored by the American Heart Association for championing the program, which has one of the highest survival rates in the country.

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