Community defibrillator information - What to do in an emergency?

To access the community defibrillator at Woodton Village Hall (NR35 2NG), the following process must be followed:

1. Should cardiac arrest be suspected, then commence first aid and also shout for help

2. Call 999

3. Ambulance Control will discuss the symptoms and if they agree that this could be the suspected diagnosis, then they will direct you to the nearest AED and provide a code to access the cabinet

4. If possible dispatch someone to access the cabinet, give them the code and take the AED to the emergency. If you are alone, then stay with the patient and continue providing first aid

5. Ambulance Control will want the caller to stay on the line until the ambulance arrives as they will talk you through the actions that are needed

This short animation from the Resuscitation Council UK titled Meet Defib Dani is a reminder that no training is needed to use the defibrillator. Should you want to know more, then this longer animated video from British Heart Foundation can be found on their webpage titled Understanding defibrillators - what they are and how to use them.

First aid guidance

Whilst there is no formal training required to use the AED, to help with understanding what first aid measures are required should you come across a person that is both unresponsive and not breathing normally.  East of England Ambulance NHS Trust have provided this video that will help.

Further guidance can be found from Resuscitation Council UK in their latest 2021 guidelines.