Quendon and Rickling Parish Council

Quendon and Rickling Lifeline

Located in a secure yellow box in the central porch of the village hall is our community Automated External Defibrillator or AED. This automated device which is designed to be operated by any member of the public, will supply an electrical stimulant to someone who has suffered a cardiac arrest.

Should anyone suffer a cardiac arrest or show symptoms of an heart attack e.g. pains in the chest then the first action should always be to phone the ambulance service on 999. They are aware of the availability of our defibrillator and will inform the caller of the code to open the box to access the unit. The unit ‘speaks’ instructions to the operator, tells them where to place the pads and will diagnose whether the patient will benefit from the unit’s electrical charge.

When a cardiac arrest occurs, time is of the essence and after 5 minutes following arrest the chances of survival are significantly reduced. However this period can be significantly extended by the application of chest compressions. Once the ambulance has been called stay with the patient to give compressions and call for help from either an AED operative or passer-by etc to get the AED.

The unit is designed for general public use; however Quendon and Rickling has a team of trained volunteer operatives ready to help either in the application of chest compressions or use of the AED. Their names and telephone numbers will appear in THE LINK every month and a copy is retained in the defibrillator box. Should the patient be some distance from the unit then phone one of the helpers located at the southern end of Cambridge Road to collect the unit and bring it to the scene of an incident.

Remember that you are helping to save a life by taking action and doing nothing will not help anyone. By releasing the code the ambulance service are authorising you to use the defibrillator and the unit’s diagnosis tool takes the decision to apply the treatment.

 

Your nearest AED operative:

Name	Telephone Number	Locality
Robert Arnold	01799 543075	Northern End - Cambridge Road
Sandra Arnold	01799 543075	Northern End - Cambridge Road
Andrew Thomson	01799 543253	Northern End - Cambridge Road
Karen Thomson	01799 543253	Northern End - Cambridge Road
Chris Phillips	01799 542351	Middle - Cambridge Road
Sue Phillips	01799 542351	Middle - Cambridge Road
Wendy Stannard	01799 541869	Middle - Cambridge Road
Ljiljana Ortolja-Baird	07793600697	Southern end
Paul Carrol	07889 344869	Southern end - Cambridge Road
Jackie Lampon	01799 543467/07710 281382	Southern end - Cambridge Road
Joanne Hales	07903 596011	Rickling Green
Sue Joannou	07805 037586	Rickling Green
Janice Hart	01799 541196	Rickling Green/Brick Kiln Lane/Rickling
Ann Merrit	01799 542110	Rickling Green/Brick Kiln Lane
Tom Duncan	01799 541299	Brick Kiln Lane
	For further information see	www.communityheartbeat.org.uk/