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Putting Passenger Safety First

Public transit facilities are a natural fit with MIKEYs (defibrillators). In partnership with GO Transit Transit, The Mikey Network has installed MIKEYs throughout GO Transit Transit facilities and transportation, reaching out to more than 100,000 bus and train travellers of all ages on a typical weekday, plus GO Transit staff who have been trained to use the defibrillators.

GO Transit Story

The Mikey Network partnered with GO Transit Transit and the Toronto EMS Cardiac Safe City program, to help The Beat GO Transit On by introducing MIKEY defibrillators across GO Transit Transit’s extensive network, on board GO Transit Trains and at GO Transit stations.

Derek Thompson used a MIKEY to rescue a man having a cardiac arrest. Photo Credit: Josh Tapper/Toronto Star

GO Transit was the first transit system in the Greater Toronto Area to equip its vehicles and facilities with MIKEY defibrillators. Having easy-to-access defibrillators on board is another way is putting the safety of its passengers first.

100 MIKEYS have been placed through our Mikey on the GO Transit program, and they have already been put to good use saving lives.

As the GO Transit train pulled in to Union Station, George Koshli, who had been scheduled for coronary artery bypass surgery in late October, collapsed and went into cardiac arrest on Platform 12.

Lucky for him, GO Transit customer service ambassador Derek Thompson was there. After Koshli stopped breathing, Thompson fastened a MIKEY (Portable Automated External Defibrillator) to Koshli’s chest and hit the button. He then performed CPR before Koshli coughed and started breathing. Paramedics arrived soon after and rushed Koshli to St. Michael’s Hospital.

According to one passenger who contacted GO Transit to commend Derek Thompson,

“The [CSA] appeared to be calm, in control and fully trained for the incident. He used the defibrillator (I think twice) and administered chest compression, as well as mouth to mouth. The last thing I saw was the man breathing. I don’t know if the elderly man survived but high praise to the [CSA] who worked hard in reviving the man. … I am glad to see that the staff at GO transit is fully trained in emergencies and that they care!”



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