London, Feb 19 (IANS) Sex workers in Switzerland’s Lugano area will be using defibrillators, which deliver a controlled electric shock to the heart to restore a normal heartbeat, as heart attacks have claimed brothel customers, a media report said.
Brothel owners in Lugano said that electric shock treatment to restart customer’s hearts was needed as many elderly customers were using their services, The Telegraph reported.

A pensioner thought to be having fun with the help of anti-impotence medication was the latest victim.

“Having customers die on us isn’t exactly good publicity,” the owner of a sex club was quoted as saying.

There are 38 sex clubs and brothels in the area and more were planned, according to Italian daily Corriere della Sera.

Local health experts are said to have backed the plans to stock defibrillators in sex clubs and brothels.