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<p>The Government does not hold specific data relating to how many British people
suffered, or died, as a result of cardiac arrests on-board aircraft. However cases
of sudden cardiac arrest are very rare when compared to the number of passengers carried.</p><p>
</p><p>The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is responsible for the regulations
relating to equipment to be carried on aircraft operating in Europe and competent
national authorities, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) being such a body in the
UK, are responsible for oversight of the compliance. The EASA regulations do not require
aircraft to carry defibrillators.</p><p> </p><p>Most UK operators, including all long-haul
operators, already carry defibrillators.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is considering
carefully all the potential implications arising for our aviation industry from the
UK’s exit from the EU, including the implications for the continued participation
in the EASA system.</p>
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