To mark the instillation of new Automated External Defibrillators (AED) on the Miners’ Welfare Recreation Ground, Chilton Club FC players & football fans of all ages, along with Miners Recreation Ground Trustees, got some hands-on experience of how to carry out CPR from Nerams paramedic, Ben Hardy.
Fewer than 1 in 10 people survive an out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in the UK but survival rates can increase significantly with timely CPR and defibrillation. The most crucial factor for survival is the time to defibrillation and when an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) is used survival rates particularly in sport related cases can be as high as 85-90% yet less than 50% of UK adults have learnt CPR.
Sue Reece (Chair of Trustees) said “we are pleased to have installed defibrillators on both the Charlie Wayman Field and Pavilion Park but equally important, through working in partnership with the football club and Nerams Ltd, we can build on the “restart a heart’ campaign to ensure that members of our community feel confident to use them.”
The defibrillators were donated by MISSED A BEAT charity. The charity was founded by Mark Preston in memory of his friend, who died during a football match, and its purpose is to raise awareness and improve accessibility to lifesaving equipment in emergency situations. Both AEDs were installed by David English on behalf of Chilton Town Council.
Money raised from refreshments were donated to the Miners Welfare Recreation Ground Charity Trust pitch maintenance fund.
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