Where should I locate our defibrillator and cabinet?
Congratulations, you have managed to raise the money for your defib, and now you need to decide what type of cabinet – or AED box as it is sometimes known – you might need to house the defib. …
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Funding for a defibrillator and cabinet
Your public defibrillator and cabinet can be funded in a number of different ways. We have listed some of the key options, below. Your local (parish) council Your first port of call should be to approach your…
Where is the nearest defibrillator to me?
Its all very well having a defibrillator in your locality, but often it can be hard to know where they are situated. It is easy when there is a big yellow/red/green cabinet that houses them – much easier…
Using a defibrillator for the first time
We are all a little nervous of the unknown and using a defibrillator for the first time in a real emergency is something that not many people have experienced. The good news is, whether you have been trained…
Our technical cabinet ratings explained
Why should you trust Turtle defib cabinets? 10 year warranty Well firstly, we have a 10 year warranty on the cabinets. So if they don’t last (they will, we’ve not had to replace a cabinet that has disintegrated…
Assessing whether you need a locked or unlocked cabinet
Why is there a choice? A locked cabinet has a combination code protecting the cabinet, and therefore it can only be accessed by someone who has the code. When a cabinet is registered, the ambulance service record the…
Why have an external AED in your community/local area
Some revealing statistics on cardiac arrest: Research shows there are over 30,000 cardiac arrests a year outside of hospital, 80% of which will happen in the home and 20% out in public places. A cardiac arrest is when…
What is a cardiac arrest?
Our guest blog writer this week is First Responder and trainer Jill Bland. She’s been working in the emergency services since 2013 and has been kind enough to give us some insight into cardiac arrests and the need…
New Insulated Cabinet now launched
We are passionate about innovating, improving and modifying our cabinets to give our customers the absolute best cabinets available and with the latest available technology included. We are always looking for better ways to improve the cabinets, with…
We’ve modified the design of our cabinets
At the start of 2016 we decided to upgrade the heating system inside our cabinets, we were previously using a 100W thermostatically controlled convection heater, we have now moved to a 150W fan assisted heater which is more…