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http://www.swast.nhs.uk/services/volunteers.htm
LULWORTH RESPONDERS
Volunteers who are trained in basic life support techniques and respond to emergencies on behalf of the ambulance service, The first such scheme was started at Thorncombe in West Dorset and has since been followed by schemes at Cranborne, Marnhull, Broadwindsor, Kimmeridge, and Monkey World.
Dr Richard Cummins, from Seattle, USA discovered that if a series of events took place in a set sequence, a heart attack victim has a greater chance of survival. These events are known as the "Chain of Survival".
- Early Access
- Early Resuscitation
- Early Defibrillation
- Early Advanced Life Support
When put into practice by increasing public awareness, training in basic life support and community based Automated External Defibrillators, these events have improved the pre hospital survival rate to between 25% and 30%.