Councillor Elizabeth Whitehouse from Cheadle is working alongside AEDdonate to have 5 defibrillators installed for the community. under the project Defibrillators for Cheadle
30,000 people die each year from out of hospital Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA); 620 of these are people under the age of 35 and 270 of these deaths happen to children within schools. If defibrillation takes place within the first three minutes of a SCA, the patient’s chances of survival increase by upwards of 80%.
Having the defibrillator installed means that it can be deployed by the local ambulance trust in a bid to give the patient the all-important shock to the heart prior to the ambulance’s arrival. The defibrillator is by no means a replacement for the ambulance service, it just allows patient treatment to commence immediately.
If you can help Elizabeth by donating, supporting with a fundraising event, or taking on a sponsored challenge, then please contact us, and we can inform her that you would like to help or indeed make direct contact.
If you are interested in becoming a Community Champion yourself or are aware of any places that may benefit from having public access to a defibrillator, please contact us on 01785 472224 or email us at info@aeddonate.org.uk. We will help you manage the campaign from start to finish, providing fundraising materials, a page just like this one and in some cases funding* helping you to help your community on its way to becoming heart safe.