The defibrillator is now commissioned and ready to use. It is situated on the pillar of the Payhembury Provisions porch.
Please note the emergency phone is a small box just above the defib. All you do is press the button to be connected to the 999 operator and they will give you the code for the box. The purpose of this is to make sure the ambulance is called. Nearly forty people attended the Defibrillator Awareness evening in the hall given by Tina from Community Heartbeat. Everybody found it stimulating, non-threatening and entertaining, being pitched at just the right level.
The main messages were, if in doubt do chest compressions and get the defibrillator. YOU CAN DO NO HARM. A handout is enclosed with the Parish Magazine. Please have a look and possibly keep it somewhere obvious, eg by the phone.
One third of 999 calls are from a lone rescuer. The Village Emergency Telephone System (VETS) is a community system by which the rescuer can ring a simple number unique to the village to call up to 10 volunteers who can fetch the Defib and assist with the resuscitation. Further training will be offered to the volunteers.
If you have any queries please contact me timcox999@gmail.com or 01404 850005.
Tim Cox
