Life-saving device at village hall ready to use

A potentially life-saving piece of equipment has been installed on the outside wall of Moulton Seas End village hall.

A defibrillator has been supplied by Moulton Parish Council thanks to the fundraising efforts of Moulton Seas End resident Vera Angelo and ward district councillora Anthony Casson, Rodney Grocock and Andrew Woolf.

Early use of a defibrillator can help save lives. During cardiac arrest, the normally organised electrical impulses that initiate the heartbeat discharge chaotically, and the heart muscle twitches spasmodically. The defibrillator applies a brief pulse of electrical current, allowing the heart’s normal electrical system to resume control.
It is designed to deliver a shock only if it determines a heart needs it. It will not shock a victim who doesn’t need it nor the person trying to help.

Anyone thinking that someone is in cardiac arrest should first call 999 for an ambulance.
The operator will ask the name, contact number and location of the caller, and then give a code to type into the keypad of the defibrillator’s yellow cabinet to gain access.
Inside are step-by-step instructions on how to use it on the victim.

Anyone wishing to know more about how the defibrillator works is welcome at a training session organised by East Midlands Ambulance Service in Moulton Seas End village hall on April 21 at 6.30pm.
For further information contact the clerk (email clerk.moulton@gmail.com) or any parish councillor.