To mark Restart A Heart Day which raises awareness of cardiac arrest and supports people to learn CPR, numerous businesses, organisations and non-profits are being celebrated as heroes for safeguarding their communities with Turtle’s groundbreaking solar and wind powered defib cabinet.
Defibrillators have become a familiar and reassuring sight in public spaces, from shopping centres to train stations, gyms, and schools. Seeing those bright yellow cabinets is no longer that surprising. [...]
First responders regularly feedback to us that they are checking defibs in communities and are finding - particularly if they are in a social or sports club - that they [...]
So how much does it cost to look after my defib and cabinet? This is a question we get asked on a regular basis, and it really is dependent on [...]
Firstly – great news that you have chosen to have a life saving defib and cabinet in your community. You won’t regret this! Where? You need to decide where you [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 location and code, then in an emergency they can provide a member of the public with this information so they can access the defibrillator.
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 [...]
