CardiacSmart Awards Celebrate Community Life Savers
THE North West Ambulance Service (NWAS)
NHS Trust held its bi annual CardiacSmart Award ceremony at Blackburn Rover's
stadium, Ewood Park to recognise individuals and organisations who have
dedicated time to raising awareness of heart health, basic life support and
defibrillators in their local communities.
CardiacSmart is part of the Chain of Survival Partnership and community
resuscitation team which is growing the network of Automated External
Defibrillators (AEDs). These are available in the community for use on people
who suffer cardiac arrest outside hospitals in the North West.
The Chain of Survival aims to complement NWAS's emergency resources to reduce
death from cardiac arrest in the community. The initiative works to increase the
number of people in the North West who can provide basic emergency life support
and use an automated external defibrillator, informing people how and when to
access defibrillators. It is engaging with local communities to work together to
establish defibrillators and community responders.
Bob Williams, Chief Executive of NWAS, said:- "The CardiacSmart Award
encourages people to take action and save the lives of people who suffer from a
cardiac arrest in the community. I am delighted to publically recognise all
those who are working for safe and healthy communities – where we all want to
live and work."
Winners' contribution to their communities were recognised with given Bronze,
Silver or Gold Awards and those who have made outstanding efforts to save the
life of a person suffering a cardiac arrest were presented with the Life Saver
Award.
The following organisations and individuals in Merseyside received awards:-
Liverpool John Lennon Airport – Fire & Rescue Service -
Gold:- 14 defibrillators on-site, electric maps available for defibrillator
locations, over 100 members of staff trained.
Concept Hygine Ltd - Gold:- 1 defibrillator
on-site, 46 defibrillators placed within the community, training offered to
wider community, Chain of Survival promoted through social media.
MSOC Dogs and Mounted Merseyside Police -
Gold:- 12 defibrillators placed within the local community, 50 staff members
trained, education package for children of all ages for Basic Life Support and
defibrillator training.
Life Saver Awards
Winners:-
Rob Mitchell and Paul Sayer – Go Karting Arena: Merseyside Life Saver Award
Winners: A man at the Go-Karting venue collapsed, suffering from a cardiac
arrest. Rob and Paul undertook CPR until the man was taken to hospital.
Christopher Hinks - MSOC Dogs and Mounted Merseyside
Police - Merseyside Life Saver Award Winner: A man collapsed on the
road, suffering from a cardiac arrest. Christopher undertook CPR until the man
was taken to hospital.
David Smith - MSOC Dogs and Mounted Merseyside Police -
Merseyside Life Saver Award Winner: A man fell from a roof and suffered from a
cardiac arrest. David was swiftly on the scene to undertake CPR and using a
defibrillator he saved the man's life.
School Winners: -
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Centre for Learning – Gold:- 3
defibrillators on-site, annual training of 250 pupils, regular promotion of
Chain of Survival, external training provided to parents.
The Awards were supported by Physio Control, Cardiac Science, Zoll, Wel Medical,
Green Urban Technologies Ltd, Healthwatch Lancashire, SADS UK, Adam Appeal,
Lancashire Defibrillator Campaign, RLSS, Millie's Trust and Hand on Heart.
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