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Alex Mitchell

HISTORICAL FACTS: Vital new technology saving lives after heart attacks | History Defined

Steven Simpson's son Liam called triple-zero, which led to the GoodSAM app alerting a nearby doctor. (HANDOUT/NSW GOVERNMENT)

If an off-duty doctor didn't know a nearby school had a defibrillator, Steven Simpson thinks he might not have made it through a recent heart attack.

Mr Simpson had just made son Liam a coffee on June 28 when he went into cardiac arrest, leaving his son to call triple-zero and start delivering CPR.

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