Defibrillators

Cheswardine Parish now  has 5 defibrillators in total, provided by the Parish Council.  Cheswardine village has 2 devices, one  is located at the front of the Red Lion, the other is at the Parish Hall.  The defibrillator in Soudley is in the telephone kiosk by the entrance to Mossfields; Chipnall's defibrillator is located in the old red phone kiosk at the Moss Lane triangle near the post box.   The Parish Council has recently provided an additional unit at the  Wharf Tavern. 

The Parish Council manages the defibrillators (undertaking regular checks on the units) and in line with best practice they are registered on The Circuit (www.thecircuit.uk) which is the national defibrillator database.  This database is used by the emergency services and it ensures that the codes are available to them in an emergency.  The cabinets are locked.  In an emergency dial 999 for assistance giving the location for reference.  You will be given a code to unlock the device and the emergency services will assist you.  

Operating a defibrillator is straightforward. Once the on/off button is pressed, the unit will give instructions to the operator, detailing how to apply the two chest pads and giving personal safety instructions to the user. Visual illustrations are displayed on the defibrillator itself and the cabinet.

In the absence of in person training sessions due to the Coronavirus pandemic please follow these links for training advice:

iPAD SP1 Specific Video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5ZPLXdXPBc

General Defibrillator Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFvL7wTFzl0

Adult CPR Training Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQNNOh8c8ks