Defibrillators for Washington

Following completion of a First Aid Course last year, Cllr Lesley Britt proposed that Washington Parish Council provide two defibrillators for the parish.
By The Newsroom
Published 15th Jul 2014, 07:00 BST
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Units have now been placed on the outside of Washington Village Hall and at the Parish Council noticeboard located at Pixie’s Corner, Heath Common.

In the event of an emergency, a defibrillator unit can be used by any member of the public, whether trained or not.

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The unit will ‘talk’ the user through the process and monitors the casualty to ensure that the appropriate shock is delivered, if required’.

Report and picture contributed by Washington Parish Council.

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