Letchworth Lifesaving Defibrillator | Ehart

EHAAT team Yvonne, Layla, Adam and Sharon with Cllr Hone

We are pleased to be able to install a potentially life-saving defibrillator near our store in Letchworth Town Center.

The purchase of the cabinets and equipment, designed to be safe for use by untrained members of the public, was funded by EHAAT through a generous grant from Hertfordshire County Councilors Terry Horne and Michael Muir. This was made possible by receiving the . This means installing community public access defibrillators (CPADs) outside or near the facility and making them accessible so that help can be provided at the earliest opportunity in the event of sudden cardiac arrest. This reaffirms the charity’s commitment to

Secretary Horn commented: “We are delighted to have been able to provide funding to install a defibrillator outside the Arcade in Laois Street.” We were invited to the official launch of the new defibrillator and to see it come to fruition. It was an honor to be able to do that. This means there will be one more of his CPADs for the town’s residents and visitors, greatly increasing the chances of survival for anyone who goes into cardiac arrest. ”

Leila Clark, Associate Retail Commercial Director at EHAAT, said: We would like to thank Horn and Muir for their generosity in funding this defibrillator. Thanks to their support, this potentially life-saving device is now available to the people of Letchworth. ”

A defibrillator is a computerized medical device used when a person goes into sudden cardiac arrest. An electrical current is passed through the chest to shock the heart back into its normal rhythm and start pumping again. Its use in conjunction with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is critical to the Chain of Survival.

EHAAT hopes the defibrillator will encourage bystanders to attend should they experience cardiac arrest and provide additional support to the people of Letchworth before trained medical help arrives. are doing.

Adam Kerr, EHAAT Center for Excellence Clinical Community Lead, said: “Our pre-hospital care doctors and paramedics treat many out-of-hospital cardiac arrests every year, and our NHS ambulance service treats around 30,000 people a year.

“While care and treatment have improved over the years, people who receive bystander CPR and early defibrillation have a better chance of survival. It is recognized as a safe way to start treatment for patients.

“We want the public to know that once a 999 call has been made and further help has arrived, they should not be afraid to start CPR using equipment. Defibrillators provide clear, audible instructions and do not deliver shocks if the patient does not need them.”