Two new Public Access Defibrillators Installed at Colbree and Little Rothschild House Surgery

Our sincere thanks to both Colbree Engineering on Beacon Court, and Little Rothschild House surgery on Marsworth Road, for working with the parish council and granting permission for Public Access Defibrillators to be mounted outside their premises.

If you work in the business park, or live at the top end of Castlemead, the new Colbree unit will probably be your closest so please familiarize yourself  with its location to the left of the main entrance.   If you live between Brookmead School and Albion Road, the Rothschild House defibrillator is now likely to be your closest, and is located on the left as you enter the drive.    We were awarded 50% funding from the London Hearts/Central Government Defibrillator Grant Scheme to purchase these units. 

Units are now available at the following locations (but please note that the Sapphire Gymnastics unit is only available during their opening hours):

All units are registered to The Circuit so they are visible and their maintenance status is known to the ambulance and paramedic services. The ambulance service will direct you to the nearest defibrillator in the event of an emergency and provide you with the access code for the cabinet. Being familiar with the location of your nearest unit will help you feel confident to access it.

If a loved one suffers a cardiac arrest, the aim is to commence treatment within the first 5 minutes. The Stoke Mandeville ambulance service is located approximately 25 minute journey time from the village. Being able to use a defibrillator in the event of an incident, before the ambulance arrives, will significantly improve the patients chance of survival.   You do not need to be a trained medic to use a defibrillator as it will give you voice prompts throughout and will only shock the patient if it detects the need to do so.  We have a training video on our dedicated website page: https://pitstone.co.uk/ppcinfo/defibrillators/ and would encourage everyone to watch this and familiarise yourself with the equipment.  We also hold periodic training events, which we’d encourage you to attend, the next being at the Annual Assembly in May. 

We continue to seek the necessary permissions and funding for 3 further units in the village and will keep you updated on progress.

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