Defibrillators for CAARA

Great News!

Your Resident's Association has acquired and installed a public access defibrillator for use in the event of health emergencies 2417, helping residents in Chapman Avenue, Ufton Close and The Beams area. 

Extended ambulance response times, where delay to a heart failure incident reduces the likelihood of recovery, have resulted in the acquisition of this neighbourhood defibrillator. 

It is located at the front of No 10 Chapman Avenue and is available 24 hours a day. Access to the device is via the ambulance service when you dial 999. The Ambulance Control will provide the cabinet unlock code when you report the emergency. 

The device and cabinet were donated by Benenden Healthcare & Benenden Charitable Trust. It is linked to the electricity supply at its location (courtesy of the occupier), and is now available 24hrs a day. 

Importantly: You don't need to be a trained first aider to use it on a patient - However, if you are a trained first aider, this will speed your ability to use the device in an emergency.

If you are a trained first aider, registering with the Residents Association will assist you in being called to a neighbour in an emergency. Registering on the GoodSAM App means you may be contacted to attend a neighbour who has collapsed with suspected heart failure or some other life-threatening condition, possibly requiring resuscitation. 

Please let us know if you are willing to join the Chapman Avenue Area First Aid Network by contacting davidhatchersrt@gmail.com. Help maintain our local defibrillator for Chapman Avenue, Ufton Close and The Beams residents, by joining your Residents Association at £5 per household per year. 

If you're a trained first aider then please join our First Aiders Network (FAN) Register, so you can be called on to assist a neighbour in an emergency situation.                     

Membership of Chapman Avenue Area Residents Association 

This lifesaving equipment has been made possible by your Residents Association. Being a member of the Residents Association at just £5 per household per year, will enable maintenance of this equipment for the benefit of everyone. Defibrillators cost £2,500 and need replacement battery and pads every 4 years costing £400.

To join the Residents Association, contact davidhatchersrt@gmail.com OR telephone 07771 831429, and we'll be delighted to have your household as a member. 
Pay £5 annually by Cash or Direct Debit/Standing Order to Chapman Avenue Area Residents Association - Sort Code is 53-81-51 - Account No. 88085422

Statistics in relation to Cardiac Arrest

• 7.6 million people in the UK with heart and circulatory disease
• 60,000 people die from a cardiac arrest in the UK each year.
• Over 30,000 occur out-of-hospital.
• 270 children die each year from a cardiac arrest in UK schools
• The survival rate for an out of hospital cardiac arrest is 3%
• Using a defibrillator and timely CPR within 3-5 minutes of a cardiac arrest, increases the chance of survival from 6% to 74% - an increase of over 65%!
• Each minute lost decreases life expectancy by approximately 10%.
• Brain tissue starts to die after 3-4 minutes
• The average Ambulance response time in the UK is 8-10 minutes
• Pressure on the service means this is much longer in our area
• 95% of cardiac arrest patients will die without immediate treatment
• Bystander CPR can double the rate of survival for cardiac arrest victims
• Volunteer 'First Aider Neighbours' could be there with our defibrillator within this critical window of opportunity!

WHAT IS A DEFIBRILLATOR? 

A defibrillator helps deliver a controlled electric shock to try and get the heart beating normally again. CPR stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. It is a life-saving medical procedure trained.lo all firstaiaers, delivered to someone in cardiac arrest. It helps pump blood around the person's body when their heart can't. To maximise the chance of survival for a cardiac arrest victim, timely intervention is crucial. 

The machine won't shock the patient unless appropriate.

"The sooner you can get a defib on a person, the better the chances of survival. With more community defibs we should be having similar survival rates to that of Seattle, where the survival rate for a cardiac arrest out of hospital is 60'6, whereas in the UK the average is under 10'6"

Dr Zaf Iqbal Head of Sports Medicine at Crystal Palace Football Club

To join the Residents Association contact davidhatchersrt@gmail.com OR telephone 07771 831429 and we'll be delighted to have your household as members. 

Pay £5 annually by Cash or Direct Debit/Standing Order to: Chapman Avenue Area Residents Association - Sort Code is 53-81-51 - Account No. 88085422