These powerful, lifesaving devices should be accessible to everyone.
Many children with complex congenital heart disease have suffered a cardiac arrest at some point in their lives, making defibrillators available in the local community and in schools could be the difference between life and death not only for them but for anyone. Unlike other cardiac events, sudden cardiac arrest does not discriminate, and factors such as the victim’s age, gender, current health condition or ethnicity have no bearing when determining the cause of the cardiac arrest.
Combined with the immediate use of CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) a defibrillator is the only form of treatment for someone who has suffered a cardiac arrest. If a defibrillator is used within 3 – 5 minutes of a person collapsing, the survival chances increase from 6% to 74%. Defibrillators restore a normal heartbeat by sending an electric pulse or shock to the heart.
Sudden Cardiac arrest remains a leading cause of death in the UK, with an estimated 30,000 people dying each year! Without immediate treatment, 90 – 95% of sudden cardiac arrest victims will die.
A defibrillator (AED – automated external defibrillator) is designed to be used by members of the public and is very effective in guiding you through the process of administering the shock. They are very safe and easy to use and will not allow a shock to be given to a victim who does not require one.
Fact: you do not need to be a qualified first aider to use a defibrillator.
Apply for a defibrillator
Download our Defibrillator Application form
https://www.crrf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Defibrillator-Grant-Application-Form.pdf
Donated Defibrillator Locations
Do you have a defibrillator?
It takes five minutes to register a working defibrillator on the Circuit and allows the 999 network to share the location of your device in an emergency. Click on the link below to find out more:-