A new public access defibrillator has been installed at Wollaton Sports Club in Nottingham. The AED has been registered with the local ambulance service.
Bill Fishwick of Wollaton Sports Association said “Our defibrillator it is situated at a private sports ground, Wollaton Sports Association, which accommodates football, cricket, bowls and tennis. Access to the defibrillator will only be available to those on the ground when sport takes place.
The cabinet was funded by club funds to replace an old one.
AEDdonate have been very helpful and supportive in the installation.”
Jamie Richards, Chief Executive Officer of Stone-based charity AEDdonate, said: “We are delighted that Wollaton Sports Club now have a brand new cabinet installed at their club in Nottingham. Congratulations to everyone at the club for keeping their community safe in the event of a sudden cardiac arrest.”
AEDdonate covers the whole of the UK to raise awareness, knowledge and confidence in the safe use of defibrillators and CPR as well as fitting them within local communities.
To donate to the charity from home visit aeddonate.org.uk, or to discuss fundraising for a community defibrillator in your local area call 01785 472 224.
The chance of survival after Sudden Cardiac Arrest decreases minute by minute, but if someone is shocked with a defibrillator within 3 minutes their chance of survival increases by 70 %.
Having an AED within a 1/2-mile radius from wherever you are I believe is a must. We would welcome further communities to get in touch to see if we can help.”
If anyone dials 999 to a patient who is in cardiac arrest in the area, the caller will be advised on the location of the defibrillator and provided with the code to open the secure cabinet in which it is housed. The ambulance call assessor has the ability to talk to any caller, defibrillator trained or not, through instructions on how to use the device as well as CPR techniques. The defibrillator itself also provides voice guidance throughout and pictorial guides are also present.
If you would like more information on how you or your business can donate a defibrillator to a Community Public Access Site visit www.aeddonate.org.uk