Whipton Defibrillator

23/05/2025

22/02/2025

Contact rosegander13@gmail.com if you'd like to attend so she can tell you the location, as it's at a house not the pub.

21/02/2025

Whipton Defibrillator Group AGM 2025
The 2025 AGM will be held on Monday 3 March at 6.00 p.m.
For more details Please contact Rose Gander on rosegander13@gmail.com if you would like to attend.
There are a range of volunteer opportunities if you can help in any way especially with fundraising raising.
(Photo from of it on the side of the Star Inn, from Whipton village road)

09/08/2024

We’re very sad to report that the community public access defib based at fowler_fp on Magdalen Road, Exeter, appears to have been stolen.

It’s so frustrating as there is no re-sale market for defibrillators and it’s highly unlikely someone would steal it for their own personal benefit (you just have to ask if you did need one)! 🤷🏻

We will always make sure that stolen defibs are replaced, but it’s disappointing that a defib that could have been used in another location is now being used as a replacement. We will also now need to change the cabinet to a locked version. Locked cabinets are slower to access in emergencies and can sometimes be the difference between life and death. 😢

Please do get in touch if you can help or have any information.

04/03/2024

Free training in Westclyst school tomorrow evening 6-8pm!

Tomorrow evening!! Free 6-8pm at Westclyst school!!

15/02/2024

It would be great to have as many there as possible. Ring the number below or message to enquire about location of meeting.

15/02/2024

A survey carried out by Censuswide on behalf of the British Heart Foundation suggests 43% of adults in the UK have never learnt CPR. That's up to 23 million people! Furthermore, of those who hadn’t learnt CPR, 58% said that no-one in their household had learnt CPR either, leaving entire families and households vulnerable.

Research from the University of Warwick's OHCAO Epidemiology Report shows a staggering 80% of all out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur within the home, followed by 12.7% occurring in a public space. This underscores the critical need for adults in the UK to learn proper CPR technique.

You can learn CPR from the comfort of your home in just 15 minutes. Grab a cuppa and a cushion to practise on, and check out The British Heart Foundation's interactive CPR training course: https://www.bhf.org.uk/how-you-can-help/how-to-save-a-life/how-to-do-cpr/learn-cpr-in-15-minutes

Alternatively, head over to the Resuscitation Council UK's Lifesaver learning to
immerse yourself in realistic cardiac arrest scenarios, where you’ll learn lifesaving CPR skills: https://www.lifesaver.org.uk/

04/02/2024

This is from the Co-op monthly newsletter (thanks Rose Gander for letting me know):

If you want to learn how to use a Defibrillator and are a Co-op member? Community Heartbeat Trust are offering members a free online event on Thursday 15th February. Below is the link to book onto it:

https://www.midcounties.coop/membership/events/how-to-use-a-community-defib-with-community-heartbeat-trust-1502/

23/01/2024

Another free defibrillator training session.

28/03/2023

Tonight is the night at 6pm!!