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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< |
| On average it takes about 20 minutes from making an initial
emergency '999' call for an ambulance, armed with the means to keep a heart
attack victim breathing & the heart beating, to arrive at a doorstep in
the Kineton area. If that means could be reduced and be with a patient in 7
or 8 minutes, a life may have been saved. Our Heart Start scheme endeavours
to achieve just that in Kineton & the surrounding areas by the use of
trained local residents called 'First Responders'. |
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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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Through the generosity of many sponsors & local fund
raising events the following has been achieved:
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We have bought a Defibrillator & all the other equipment
necessary.
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Local residents have been trained & accessed by the
Warwickshire Ambulance Service to use the equipment & are now 'First
Responders'.
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A committee has been
formed to run the scheme.
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Rotas have been drawn up from the volunteers to take
their turn at being 'on-call'.
Yes, we are up & running.
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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.
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