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Victoria, Australia to use cutting edge tech to save lives
Call takers of the Victorian triple zero (000) hotline will soon be making life-saving decisions using a revolutionary artificial intelligence (AI) technology that will fast-track urgent care to people suffering cardiac arrests. According to a recent press release, Minister for Health Jenny Mikakos has announced that Ambulance Victoria would receive AU$ 1.71 million from the Victorian Government's Safer Care Victoria Innovation Fund for two ground-breaking new projects. She explained that they are always looking for new, cutting edge ways to innovate and deliver the very best and safest care. All Victorians deserve access to world-class treatment when they need it most, no matter where they live. The first project is the Artificial Intelligence in Cardiac Arrest project, which will receive $1.36 million. It will help ESTA triple zero operators identify signs of cardiac arrest over the phone, which will save an additional 185 lives each year.