![]() We now have three CHT defibs throughout our parish. One of our defibs has already saved a life. A defibrillator requires regular checks and maintenance even if it hasn’t been used. The after care ( and you will need it!) offered by CHT is so supportive. Thank goodness for The Community Heartbeat Trust! They handheld us through the mine field of the criteria that we required such as working with the Ambulance service, training awareness, legalities, Defib cabinet and most importantly the Defib that would be the most appropriate for our community. We were so impressed at the statistics of Defib life saving and the importance of CPR that we wanted to waste no time in raising CPR awareness and installation of a Defib. We had no idea where to start when a few members of our Woman’s Institute decided that we wanted to install a community defibrillator in our Somerset village.Īt our monthly meeting the local fire brigade demonstrated CPR and the use of a Defib. They also represent incredible value for money & following their advice would ensure the very best governance for the care & upkeep of the defibrillator after installation in accordance with the current legal guidelines. Drawing on an extraordinary wealth of knowledge & practical experience to provide a complete care package in which they have thought through and ironed out every conceivable obstacle which might impede effective use of a defibrillator by lay people in the real emergency situation. The Community Heartbeat Trust answered all such questions. When I began to research the possibility of putting a PAD in our village telephone box it soon became apparent that choosing the best defibrillator & ensuring that local people could obtain and use it quickly and effectively ( in a very short time window & in in a rural area ) raised many complex questions. It is an absolutely fantastic resource in every imaginable regard for people looking to set up and run a public defibrillator in their community. ‘ I was so delighted to find the Community Heartbeat Trust. We could never have done what we did without the support, expert advice and practical problem solving that they gave us and we will never lose touch! One year on I am still gaining support from CHT and they are as responsive as ever. They gave us guidance on fundraising and once we had the money they not only sorted out the delivery of all that we needed but lent us a dummy one so we could show villagers what was coming and as part of the package gave us a brilliant training session where as many people from the village could attend. We had no clue about where to start and CHT helped us all the way. I did look into gaining support from other organisations but none of them gave the intensive support and guidance that we needed. From the moment I first sent an email I had and still have an amazing service from them. When I got home the photo I had taken spurred me on to try to get one for our village so the first people I contacted were CHT. ![]() I had never seen a community defibrillator so took a picture of the bright yellow box as we had had discussions in our village about trying to have a defibrillator accessible in the village for some time. I first saw the Community Heartbeat Trust logo when I was on holiday in Lynmouth.
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