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Medics at Surrey
Air Ambulance have issued a public appeal to local firms to help fund a
life-saving kit for heart attack victims.
Energy giant E.ON
kindly donated two defibrillators which were used at its Isle of Grain plant in
Surrey Air
Ambulance wants to install one at its Dunsfold base near Cranleigh.
The machine would
be widely used by staff and other workers at the aerodrome in the event of a
medical emergency.
But the
defibrillator, which is used to re-start the heart following a cardiac arrest,
needs two new batteries which cost about £120 each.
Clinical manager
He said: “They
are so simple to use that literally anyone with minimal training can use them. We
have similar units on the helicopter which we use on 999 call-outs.
“The idea is that
if someone suffered a heart attack on or near the base while we were out
someone in the office could use the defibrillator and give them first aid.”
E.ON has
previously donated three defibrillators, worth about £2,500 each, which are
used on the charity’s rapid response vehicles.
One was used to
save an elderly motorist who suffered a heart attack at the wheel. Rob was
passing the scene of the accident at the time.
E.ON has pledged
more than £24,000 to the £1.7m-a-year cost of keeping the helicopter airborne.
If you would like
to fund the cost of replacing the batteries, please call senior fundraiser Lynn
Hyder on 07884 338317 or 01622 833833.
