The Community HeartStart initiative is run by the same group who run First Responders.  Our aim is to teach Emergency Life Support Skills, free of charge, to as many members of the public as would like to learn.

These skills include:

• dealing with an unconscious casualty (using the recovery position)
• cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
• recognising the signs and symptoms of a heart attack
• dealing with a choking adult
• controlling life-threatening bleeding

We have now trained hundreds of people in these life support skills, as well as retrained many more. We do not discriminate in any way; trainees range from the younger generation to senior citizens.  We have also trained people who are physically unable to perform CPR themselves, teaching them to instruct others in an emergency.

HeartStart was initiated by the British Heart Foundation who provided all the equipment to start the scheme.  Now, all new stock and room hire is funded by the group themselves, using donations and income from fund raising.

If you would like to attend one of our HeartStart courses, then please telephone our booking line on 01565 652348. Dates for the courses are listed below and are advertised on notice boards around the town.

Dates of HeartStart training sessions: 4th February at 7pm 8th April at 7pm 3rd June at 7pm Training sessions are usually held at: Knutsford Methodist Church Community Centre Princess Street Knutsford WA16 6BS