Help 999 teams find missing heart defibrillators

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Help 999 teams find missing heart defibrillators
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About 70,000 of the life-saving devices are in UK community locations unknown by the emergency services.

Ambulance services are appealing for the public's help to find 70,000 defibrillator devices scattered in community locations across the UK.Most of the devices, which deliver an electric shock to get the heart pumping properly, will be in public places such as sports clubs and supermarkets.

It would mean 999 call operators could direct people to their nearest defibrillator to fetch and use before an ambulance can arrive.that the emergency services use to log precisely where the defibrillators are. It's updated every minute so that the information is timely and correct. If you are in charge of an organisation that has one, make sure you register the device with The Circuit.This is far more accurate than postcodes and should help save more lives.Every minute without CPR and defibrillation reduces the chances of survival. Using a defibrillator can double the chance of survival in the event of a cardiac arrest.unconscious and not breathing properly

Don't waste time checking for a pulse - if someone is unresponsive and not breathing or not breathing normally then call 999 and start CPR.

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