East of England Ambulance Service Volunteers.
If you have chest pains dial 999
In the UK someone has a heart attack every two minutes. Only 1% of the population is trained in the vital skills that can mean the difference between life and death.
Dr Richard Cummings, from Seattle, USA discovered that if a series of events took place in a set sequence, a heart attack victim has a greater chance of survival.
These elements are known as the "Chain of Survival"
When put into practice by increasing public awareness, training in Basic Life Support and Community Based Defibrillators; these events have improved the pre-hospital survival rate to between 25% and 30%.
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Volunteers are trained how to use a Defibrillator, administer oxygen therapy, emergency life support skills, and CPR. Laerdal Heartstart FR2 ® Defibrillator shown. |
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Volunteers provide support to the East of England Ambulance Service to ensure that residents in Danbury, Bicknacre, Little Baddow, Woodham Mortimer and Woodham Walter get the fastest possible response to immediate life threatening calls for help. Especially heart attacks, cardiac arrest, and difficulty in breathing.
Our thanks to Laerdal UK for their kind permission in allowing us to use their images.
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