| It takes about 20
minutes from dialling '999' for an ambulance to arrive. Armed with
the means and skills to keep a heart attack victim breathing & the
heart beating our aim is to arrive at a doorstep in the Kineton/
Butlers Marston/ Chadshunt & Combrook area in 8 minutes. Early
treatment greatly increases the chance of survival. |
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One of the biggest premature killers
in this country is heart failure, caused all too frequently because
people suffering a heart attack fail to get correct first-aid
treatment soon enough to prevent the attack culminating in death. |
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We have a
Defibrillator, Oxygen & all the other equipment necessary.
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Local residents have
been trained & accessed by the Ambulance Service to use the
equipment & are now 'Community First Responders'.
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We are automatically
advised of appropriate 999 calls in the area and requested to
respond.
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If you are interested
in getting involved or you'd just like to know more about the
scheme, then please contact Kineton Heart Start via email by
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Please be aware that we are NOT directly associated with
Heartstart UK which is part of
the
British Heart Foundation.
We are a local community Heart Start team working in
association to the Warwickshire Ambulance Service
If you are looking for the
Heartstart UK (or
BHF) please click >HERE< |
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