Additional life-saving equipment has been provided in Northallerton, to ensure people can provide CPR quickly in the event of an emergency.
Northallerton First Responders have been able to buy a second kit back and defibrillator, which will be kept at Sainsbury’s at the northern end of the town.
The kit was brought with the help of a £1,085 grant from Hambleton District Council’s Making a Difference Fund. The case the kit bag and defibrillator will be stored in was made by Northallerton-based charity Chopsticks.
“By having an additional kit bag and lockable storage unit we can have another call sign which allows two people in different areas of the town to log on at the same time potentially doubling the ability to help patients in need, “said David Cundell, Chairman of Northallerton Community First Responders.
“We now have thirteen trained volunteers and with kits at each end of the town we are able to respond within a three to five mile radius of Northallerton. Our role is to help reduce the number of pre- hospital deaths and we are able to assess the patient, use basic life support skills, administer oxygen and in extreme cases perform CPR and use our defibrillator.
“We are also a great source of reassurance to the patient and relatives and friends awaiting the arrival of the ambulance.”
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