In an emergency

Automatic External Defibrillator (AED)

Sudden Cardiac Arrests (SCAs) happen between 140,000 and 200,000 times a year in the UK, making it one of the UK’s largest killers. The potential for saving a life is dependent on time; the faster medical help is administered, the better the chance of survival. 

Survival: 5% with CPR alone; 50% with defibrillation

Following an SCA the chance of survival decreases by 23% per minute. Sometimes an ambulance may not be able to get to the patient within five minutes. It is therefore very important that medical treatment starts as soon as possible. Statistics suggest that if a person has an SCA, and you only use CPR (CardioPulmonary Resuscitation) to help the victim, the survival rate is only 5%. By using an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED), the survival rate increases to 50%. (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, CPR, is a first aid technique that can be used if someone is not breathing properly or if their heart has stopped). The UK Resuscitation Council suggests an AED should be available wherever medical treatment is more than five minutes away. In practical terms this means the whole of the UK. AEDs allow you, the public, to take on a key role to support emergency services who would otherwise be hindered by the time it takes to reach the victim.

AED Locations

Our community is now fortunate to have an AED in the centre of our parishes on the wall of the Memorial Hall in Kirby Cane. It was provided in 2015, courtesy of the East of England Ambulance Service, and the housing for it was funded by a grant from the district councillor, Kay Billig. 

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