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A DROITWICH charity which aims to provide much-needed defibrillators across the town has received £500 from Aviva Community Funding

Public AccessBy Stacey Webster January 20, 2018

A DROITWICH charity which aims to provide much-needed defibrillators across the town has received £500 from Aviva Community Funding. Droitwich AED (Automated External Defibrillators) will use the donation towards the installation of new 24/7 Community Public Access Defibrillators (CPADs) for WANDS Children’s Centre, to cover the Westlands Estate, and St Peters Scout Hall. The charity,…

Bromsgrove Sporting boss overwhelmed by support for defib campaign

Sports & LeisureBy Stacey Webster January 8, 2018

THE MANAGER of Bromsgrove Sporting FC has been left overwhelmed after his campaign to raise funds for clubs who cannot afford to buy a defibrillator exceeded expectations.Paul Smith set up a JustGiving page last Thursday hoping to raise £1,500 which would have been enough to buy four defibs for clubs across the county who did…

Central England Co-op installs 300 defibrillators in local community

Public AccessBy Stacey Webster January 5, 2018

It is estimated that around 100,000 people die from sudden cardiac arrest in the UK each year and, while CPR saves the lives of around 9%, if CPR is used alongside a defibrillator the chance of survival increases to 50%. Central England Co-op worked closely with ambulance services to find the best locations for the…

Yearly Archives: 2018

A DROITWICH charity which aims to provide much-needed defibrillators across the town has received £500 from Aviva Community Funding

Bromsgrove Sporting boss overwhelmed by support for defib campaign

Central England Co-op installs 300 defibrillators in local community