Councillor John Arnold installed the first Defibrillator to the side of Snaffles, and on Saturday 17th October Upchurch WI President, Carol Williams officially handed it over to the Parish Council at a small ceremony which was followed by a Coffee Morning in the Village Hall.
Snaffles Equestrian & Country Store, 2 - 4 The Street, Upchurch ME9 7AJ
Bernie and Gail at The Three Sisters then kindly gave Upchurch Parish Council permission for Councillor Arnold to install the second Defibrillator to the front of their pub in November 2016.
Both Defibrillators are ready for use at:
Both Defibrillators are ready for use at:
Snaffles Equestrian & Country Store, 2 - 4 The Street, Upchurch ME9 7AJ
The Three Sisters Public House, Otterham Quay Ln, Upchurch ME8 8QR
Residents are invited to come along and use it as a forum to speak about any projects they are currently involved with or looking to go ahead with in future months.
Everyone is welcome to attend. Please stay for drinks and nibbles after.
Steve Westwood from Sittingbourne Community First Responders will be at this year's APM to teach how to do effective CPR and get the heart into a shockable rhythm and then use the Defibrillator to reset the rhythm. He'll give practical experience with training so people have the confidence to know what to do.
A Defibrillator is a portable device that checks the heart rhythm and can send an electric shock to the heart to try to restore a normal rhythm. Defibrillators are used to treat sudden cardiac arrest and may save the person's life.
Kent Ambulance response times for critical emergencies can often take longer than the targeted eight minutes, especially in rural areas. For someone undergoing a heart attack, using an Automatic External Defibrillator within the 8-minute time frame is crucial for their life-chances. After 12 minutes it is often too late. Medway Ambulance Station and Sittingbourne Ambulance Station are both, according to RAC Route Planner, 16 minutes away (assuming no traffic issues). Clearly, using the Defibrillator is important as the emergency services would not be able to attend to someone having a heart attack in time.
Kent Ambulance response times for critical emergencies can often take longer than the targeted eight minutes, especially in rural areas. For someone undergoing a heart attack, using an Automatic External Defibrillator within the 8-minute time frame is crucial for their life-chances. After 12 minutes it is often too late. Medway Ambulance Station and Sittingbourne Ambulance Station are both, according to RAC Route Planner, 16 minutes away (assuming no traffic issues). Clearly, using the Defibrillator is important as the emergency services would not be able to attend to someone having a heart attack in time.
In the event of an emergency you must dial 999 and the emergency operator will give you the access code to open the Defibrillator cabinet. An ambulance will also be dispatched.
REMEMBER- No training is actually required to use the device. It comes with its own voice instructions which are given as soon as the device is removed from its case and is opened. It won’t deliver a shock unless one is needed.
If you notice a problem with the Defibrillator or if you have had to use it, please let the Parish Council know as soon as possible so that it can be made ready for future use.
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Annual Parish Meeting - Thursday, April 20th at
7:00pm in Upchurch Village Hall
The Annual Parish Meeting is a general Parish meeting rather than a Council Meeting, with the aim of engaging with residents to discuss future projects and listen to issues they feel are of importance to the village.
Residents are invited to come along and use it as a forum to speak about any projects they are currently involved with or looking to go ahead with in future months.
Everyone is welcome to attend. Please stay for drinks and nibbles after.
Steve Westwood from Sittingbourne Community First Responders will be at this year's APM to teach how to do effective CPR and get the heart into a shockable rhythm and then use the Defibrillator to reset the rhythm. He'll give practical experience with training so people have the confidence to know what to do.
