Charity bids to help save lives with cut-price first aid package
A leading first-aid charity has cut the cost of a vital piece of
emergency medical equipment in a bid to encourage more businesses and
organisations in Northumberland to help save lives.
St John Ambulance wants to see more Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) available at businesses and locations like doctors’ and dental surgeries, leisure facilities and shopping centres where they could save someone’s life if their heart stops beating.
To coincide with National Heart Month in February, St John Ambulance has introduced a new price for a package of a defibrillator and comprehensive training for up to eight people for £1,695. Fred Owen, training manager from St John Ambulance North East, said: “St John Ambulance believes that no one should die because of a lack of first aid when they need it. The survival rate increases by more than 50 per cent if a defibrillator is used within the first four minutes so immediate defibrillation could be the difference between a life lost and a life saved.
“This is a fantastic package offering all you need to have a defibrillator on site with confidently trained staff but in an emergency anyone can use as a defibrillator as the machine talks you through the process. The more defibrillators that are located throughout the county the more lives that can be saved.”
Northumberland Gazette February 15 2012
St John Ambulance wants to see more Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) available at businesses and locations like doctors’ and dental surgeries, leisure facilities and shopping centres where they could save someone’s life if their heart stops beating.
To coincide with National Heart Month in February, St John Ambulance has introduced a new price for a package of a defibrillator and comprehensive training for up to eight people for £1,695. Fred Owen, training manager from St John Ambulance North East, said: “St John Ambulance believes that no one should die because of a lack of first aid when they need it. The survival rate increases by more than 50 per cent if a defibrillator is used within the first four minutes so immediate defibrillation could be the difference between a life lost and a life saved.
“This is a fantastic package offering all you need to have a defibrillator on site with confidently trained staff but in an emergency anyone can use as a defibrillator as the machine talks you through the process. The more defibrillators that are located throughout the county the more lives that can be saved.”
Northumberland Gazette February 15 2012
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