A presentation ceremony was held on Monday 5th December at the Knutsford Wine Bar where three defibrillators were presented by their sponsors to their new owners.
The event was hosted by Lisa Johnson, the chair of the Knutsford Community First Responder Trust. She thanked the sponsors who generously donated the money for the defibrillators and the businesses who agreed to have them on their premises. Lisa went on to say, "The defibrillators are so important because the chance of surviving a cardiac arrest outside hospital is generally 5% but if CPR is used and a defibrillator is applied within 5 minutes the chance of survival rises to 60%."
"The average across the UK is about 1 public access defibrillator per 6,000 people. In Knutsford we have 1 per 1,750 people. And by March we will have trained 1,000 people in CPR. So thanks to our generous sponsors Knutsford is a good place to have a heart attack!"
| Liza Johnson thanking the sponsors and new owners of the defibrillators |
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| Liz and Anthony Whitworth presenting to Vanessa Hatton of Knutsford Wine Bar |
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| Linda Marshall presenting to Margret Ashworth of Knutsford Civic Centre |
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| Eileen Podmore of the Knutsford League of Hospital Friends presenting to Tony Ranfield and Mark Burton of Egerton Youth Club |
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The North West Ambulance Service held their AGM in the Knutsford Civic Centre on 22nd September. We were actively involved in the event and provided a dramatic illustration of someone suffering a heart attack. Our play showed the patient experiencing typical symtoms, his daughter making a 999 call, and the timely actions of the First Responders and the ambulance paramedics.
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One of our sponsors, Tabley Bistro, held a French Evening on 28th January, which was attended by members of the team. Good food, wine and entertainment were enjoyed by all and the sum of £70 was donated to the Knutsford First Responders by the Bistro.
They are holding an evening event for St Patrick's day on 17th March.
We held an awareness event at Booth's supermarket on the 26th and 27th. It was a great success. We raised £620 and 15 people signed up for the HeartStart courses in the first half of 2011.