Keeper survives cardiac arrest during competition
Keeper survives cardiac arrest during competition Friday, April 26th, 2013 Tuesday April 23th, the keeper of a Rotterdam club, had a cardiac arrest during a football match in the Hague Zuiderpark. Thanks to the swift action taken by the ‘home team’ WIK, the keeper survived the cardiac arrest. Bystanders have called 112 [...]
The grandfather of an Ajax fan survives a cardiac arrest during a football match.
During a vootball match last Sunday a Grandfather of an Ajax fan had a cardiac arrest and survived. Supporters and staff at the Amsterdam Arena shots to his aid. ‘Because he was immediately resuscitated and a defibrillator was present, he survived, “says Granddaughter Svenja Koot on Facebook. She wants to thank everyone who helped her [...]
Life-saving machine to be installed at golf club
A DEFIBRILLATOR is being installed at a golf club near Ashbourne as part of a funding venture between members and a national charity. Members of Brailsford Golf Club have worked with the British Heart Foundation to install the life-saving piece of equipment, which is designed to treat sufferers of a cardiac arrest. Jointly funded by [...]
Life saving defibrillator stolen from Mablethorpe on Easter Sunday
A potentially life-saving defibrillator was stolen by thieves from Mablethorpe on Easter Sunday, just days after being installed. The defibrillator, which was housed in a coded steel cabinet on the North Promenade, was taken sometime on Sunday. In March East Midlands Ambulance Service invested £120,000 in 127 defibillators across the East Midlands. The machines are [...]
One Lanarkshire woman’s mission to save twelve UK children a week
One woman has made it her mission to make sure every school in the UK has a defibrillator. Samantha Clinton, 32, has suffered from a heart condition all her life. Having had what she sees as a lucky escape from death, she’s determined to make sure every child in the country has access to a defibrillator [...]
Defibrillator stolen from Bookham High Street to be replaced by Heartsine
A NORTHERN Irish business is offering a replacement for a defibrillator stolen from Bookham High Street. . Thieves stole the newly installed Public Access Defibrillator (Pad) from a cabinet outside Rawlings and Kensett Butchers on January 6, prompting local businesses to launch a fundraising drive to replace it. However, Belfast-based company Heartsine has now offered to provide a [...]
Community’s campaign for defibrillator a big success
Year Six pupils at Cropredy Primary School proudly showed of a new defibrillator they had helped campaign for last Thursday. The youngsters attend training with the Injury Minimization Programme for Schools (IMPS) at the Horton General Hospital each year where they learn vital first aid skills. The training inspired the children and their teacher Caroline Tucker, [...]
Sheffield patients show heart with gift of medical kit
BIG-hearted patients at a Sheffield doctors’ surgery have helped pay for a life-saving piece of equipment. Manor Park Medical Centre, Harborough Avenue, now has a defibrillator – which gives the heart an electric shock in case of cardiac arrest – for use in emergencies. Money for the equipment was raised through a pie and peas night [...]
Defibrillator campaign launched by Manx heart charity
A Manx heart charity has launched a campaign to equip all 34 of the island’s primary schools with lifesaving defibrillators. Craig’s Heartstrong Foundation was founded by Paula Lunt after her son Craig died from an undiagnosed heart defect in April 2005. Last year the charity supplied 55 defibrillators to high schools and sports clubs across the island. A [...]
Defibrillator out of action for time being
Priddy has lost a valuable life-saving tool for the foreseeable future. In December the telephone box which housed a defibrillator was damaged beyond repair when a car crashed in to it. The defibrillator itself was not damaged but it has been removed for safekeeping. Until a suitable new location is found the potentially vital service will no longer [...]
