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Chain of Survival
Chain of Survival
Each year 300,000 people in the UK suffer an out of hospital Cardiac Arrest, the survival rate is 10%
Every minute without basic life support reduces the chance of survival by 10%
In the event of a Cardiac Arrest, without early intervention and defibrillation the chances of long term survival decline by as much as 10% per minute. In a largely rural or remote area, Community First Responders are valuable links in the 'Chain of Survival'.
As First Responders are based within the community, they can attend the scene of an emergency very quickly, often arriving within the first three or four minutes. The First Responders can then begin vital life saving support before the Ambulance arrives, further increasing the patient's chance of survival.
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As we live and work in the community we are often closer than the nearest ambulance and with the equipment we carry we can access and stabilse the patient until the ambulance arrives.
We are trained to deliver basic life support and defibrillation to patients in cardiac arrest, administer oxygen where necessary, and provide emergency first aid and support.
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