The procedure of opening the DAE cabin was carried out, and when the rescue team of the Albufeira Volunteer Firefighters (BVA) arrived at the scene, people were already there performing CPR on the unconscious victim, using the AED equipment. CPR was initiated by the victim's friends, also Irish nationals, through the appropriate use of electrodes inside the AED.

Then, the BVA Pre-Hospital Emergency team took care of the situation, managing to reverse the problem with the resuscitation of the victim. It should be noted that INEM's Emergency and Resuscitation Medical Vehicle (VMER) was also present at the scene, as part of its mission.

The victim was then transported to the Hospital de Faro, conscious, with all the necessary emergency care, which, according to the available information, resulted in saving a life.

It should be noted that Albufeira was the first municipality in the Algarve to implement an Automatic External Defibrillation programme of a community nature - a system certified by INEM that saves lives in the event of cardiorespiratory arrest.

The project entitled "Albufeira + Segura" works with 11 cabins, equipped with automatic defibrillators, installed at strategic points on the public road, two portable defibrillators (one delivered to the Municipal Police and the other to the Fire Department) and properly prepared to ensure basic life support and defibrillation manoeuvres after the occurrence of a cardiorespiratory arrest, until the arrival of INEM.

The programme began to operate in full on 28 May 2017 with the delivery of certificates and operational cards to 57 of the 71 citizens, who voluntarily attended training in basic life support and automatic defibrillation, assuming the commitment to develop the equipment network and integrate a greater number of proximity rescuers. Currently, there are already about 900 AED operatives assigned to the programme, and by the end of this year, 12 more booths will be installed on public roads.

The Albufeira Volunteer Firefighters and the GNR are the main partners of the programme. Due to the inherent nature of their functions, they constitute as the first group of proximity rescuers, with the advantage of being on the ground 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.