In support of this year’s Restart a Heart Day (16th October), the Ambulance Training and Community Response Services (ATCoRS) are offering free CPR and defibrillator awareness training throughout the rest of October and November.
The offer is available to charities and non-profit making organisations but there are a limited number of free places so please book early to avoid disappointment. Contact the ATCoRS team via the Website.
24/7 access to a new public Defibrillator
Thanks to incredible fundraising efforts, the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service Clinical Coordination Centre staff, along with the Ambulance Training & Community Response Services (ATCORS) have funded a new public access defibrillator located at The Three Bishops in the village of Brighstone.
Walker: Undoubtedly an asset to any community
Louise Walker, Ambulance Education, Training & Engagement Lead said,
“I would like to sincerely thank Stacey and the team at The Three Bishops for all they have done and for very kindly taking on guardianship of the defibrillator. Having a Public Access Defibrillator available 24/7 is undoubtedly an asset to any community as the lifesaving device can greatly increase someone’s chance of survival from an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. If a person suffers an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, their chance of survival decreases by around 10 per cent with every minute that defibrillation, if required, is delayed, which is why community public access defibrillators are so valuable.”
Funding for this essential equipment, which is available 24/7, was raised by staff from the Ambulance Clinical Coordination Centre who took part in a charity run, as well as funds from ATCoRS.
Maintenance of the defibrillator is being generously donated by the local community, thanks to the team at The Three Bishops.
Register your defibrillators
Louise added,
“We are also urging the public to register their defibrillators via The Circuit Website as this is the network that connects the Ambulance Service with community defibrillators and asking all existing Circuit guardians to regularly check their defibrillator is emergency ready and update the Circuit.”
News shared by Isle of Wight NHS Trust, in their own words. Ed
