YOUR LOCAL DEFIBRILLATORS
Cardiac Arrest - Recovery Assistance
If you find someone collapsed:
If you find someone collapsed:
- Determine if they are unconscious by lightly shaking or shouting at them.
- If no response shout for help and assistance. Call 999 Ambulance or tell bystander to call 999.
- Tell bystander to rush and get the closest local defibrillator (see below).
- Determine whether the person is breathing.
- If the victim is breathing, you know that they have a pulse.
- If the victim is not breathing, check the airway is clear.
- Begin CPR at 2 breaths then 30 chest compressions at a depth of 4-5cm and repeat.
- When bystander arrives with defibrillator get him to switch it on.
- Defibrillator automatically gives procedure instructions to use this device in conjunction with your CPR.
Demonstration Videos - To familiarise yourself with CPR and using defibrillators see video below:
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The parish has six field emergency defibrillators for public use prior to dialling 999 and ambulance arrival. Any person can pick up a defibrillator, unannounced.
NOTE - One defibrillator cabinet is locked and can only be opened by ringing the number quoted on the cabinet.
They are sited:
Bantham Sloop Inn - (side door marked "Private Residents only)
Devon TQ7 3AJ Tel: 01548 560489
Bantham Quay - (on door of thatched boathouse)
Devon TQ7 3AL LOCKED - call number on defibrillator cabinet
Buckland Phone Box - (main street - Henrietta Cottage)
Devon TQ7 3AF
Thurlestone Golf Club - (main entrance Foyer)
Devon TQ7 3NZ Tel: 01548 560405
Thurlestone Hotel - (just inside garage parking)
Devon TQ7 3NN Tel: 01548 560382
Thurlestone Parish Hall - (outside entrance doors)
Devon TQ7 3LY