Posted on 06/16/2013

A trip to Sin City isn't always fun and games, with MGM Resorts properties in Las Vegas averaging roughly 45 to 50 sudden cardiac arrests a year on the casino floor. With heart attacks becoming commonplace in casinos, properties on The Strip are training employees to use defibrillators, also known as AEDs – turning casinos into what some consider the safest place to, well, have a heart attack.

"We're able to get anywhere on a property a lot quicker than calling 911," said Dr. David Slattery, the medical director for MGM Resorts defibrillator training program.

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SOURCE: Fox News

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