Store support manager Nathan Robertson said the store received a defibrillator recently and it will be mounted on the wall to be used in an emergency.

It provides audio instructions, he said, so that anyone, even those who aren't trained in how to operate it, can use it if needed.

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Coles has rolled out the Automated External Defibrillators (AED) to its supermarkets across Australia to provide rapid aid to customers or staff having a sudden cardiac arrest.

"AEDs are critical to saving lives as every second and minute counts when a person is having a cardiac arrest," Heart Foundation Group CEO Adjunct Professor John Kelly said.

Coles director of safety David Brewster said a minimum of five staff at every supermarket will be trained and accredited in first-aid by St John Ambulance Australia.