Powerheart AED at Cleeve School, Cheltenham, UK
A donation of two Powerheart G3 AEDs to Cleeve School, Cheltenham, is just the beginning of a local AED project in Gloucester, UK.
The North Cloucestershire ICD (Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator) Support Group and the Cleeve Vale Rotary Club co-sponsored the school donation. It placed one AED in the school reception are and a second AED in the sports centre, which is used for community events on evenings and weekends.
The AED donation was celebrated at a Nov. 10 event with guest speaker Olly Morgan, the Gloucester and England rugby player.
“Raising the awareness of the benefits of basic life support and using this type of equipment will have the potential to save lives,” Morgan told the group.
“Many of our members are fully aware of or have experienced Sudden Cardiac Arrest and have an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) fitted,” said Robin Harvey of the ICD Support Group. “Our support group recognises the potential of AEDs to saving lives and is committed to extending our support to similar projects in Gloucestershire.”
Left-right (back): Ted Seaman; Colin Prottey; Robin Harvey; Stuart Wilson; Kevin Dickens; (front) Kim George; Olly Morgan; Sue Brobyn
The project received support from Rotary Club of Cheltenham Cleeve Vale, the Great Western Ambulance Service, St Johns Ambulance and the North Gloucestershire ICD Support Group. In addition, there were donations from the Gotherington Singers, Anna and Jonathan Browne, Bredon Bridge Club, Dave Bailes, and Pittville Townswomen’s Guild, along with grants from the British Heart Foundation and Rotary District 1100.
The project team is planning to install AEDs in other locations in the county.
Kevin Dickens of Great Western Ambulance Service helped the project identify a location for the first donation. The group also consulted with the Arrhythmia Alliance and the SADS (Sudden Adult Death Syndrome) Trust (experienced at placing AEDs), and on their recommendation purchased oxygen equipment, and an alarmed storaged cabinet for the AED.
St. John Ambulance provided school staff with training on CPR and the use of AEDs and the oxygen equipment.
“I would like AEDs to become like fire extinguishers,” Dickens said. “Everyone recognises them and knows how to use them, they are in all the key places, and, fortunately, we rarely have to use them.”
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March 4th, 2010 at 4:29 pm
I am a certified athletic trainer at a high school in San Diego, CA. I just found out that our school has no AED on site, no plans to purchase one, and I have a budget that is less than the price of an AED. Is there any support or groups that will donate an AED to our athletic program because I feel that it is of the utmost importance to have an AED on site when working with young adults in athletics. Thanks!
March 4th, 2010 at 4:41 pm
Thank you for your note, Kelly. Let me put you in touch with one of our reps there for a local answer.