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  • AMBULANCE SERVICE FOOTBALL TEAM NETS A COMMUNITY DEFIB

    AMBULANCE SERVICE FOOTBALL TEAM NETS A COMMUNITY DEFIB

    AMBULANCE SERVICE FOOTBALL TEAM NETS A COMMUNITY DEFIB

    West Midland Ambulance Service’s Stoke Hub Football Club has secured a community defibrillator after working together with the Henry Angell-James Memorial Trust (HAJMT).

    The football team train and play at Norton Sports in Stoke on Trent and after successfully applying to HAJMT for a defib to be donated, they have installed it at the community sports club, which also hosts Stoke City Ladies, Staffordshire Police FC and hundreds of youngsters who enjoy a kickabout on a weekly basis.

    The defibrillator will not only be available to those using the sports facilities, it will be available 24/7 to nearby residents and the local community, should it ever be needed in the case of someone suffering a cardiac arrest.

    WMAS paramedic and Stoke Hub FC manager  Matt Harrison, said: “With recent events from the European Championships fresh in everyone’s mind when Christian Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch, it is more important than ever for people to think about installing defibrillators in community areas.

    “We had already started the process of trying to obtain a defibrillator before that happened as it is not only ourselves who play here, there are hundreds of members of the local community who play their football here every week and whilst we hope it is never needed to be use, it might just save a life one day.”

    The defibrillator was donated by HAJMT, a Trust set up with the idea of helping to install them at key locations across the West Midlands and beyond, whether that is at sports grounds, schools train stations or the village sweet shop.

    HAJMT Chairman, Sally Angell-James, said: “We are delighted to have been able to provide a defib to Stoke Hub Football Club as they do a huge amount of good work in their local community and they came to us with such a good proposal, there was no way we could say no.”

    WMAS Community Response Manager, Cliff Medlicott, said: “In the case of a sudden cardiac arrest, the definitive care is good basic life support and use of a defibrillator. For every minute that your heart stops beating and you stop breathing, your survival rate reduces by 10%. The quicker good basic life support and a defibrillator can be applied, the better chance of survival that patient has.”

    HAJMT accepts applications for defibrillator donations through their website at www.hajmt.co.uk. Not every application will be successful, but the Trust does put a focus on helping areas of the community obtain a defibrillator that may find it difficult to obtain one through self-funding. You can also make a donation to HAJMT by visiting the website.

    West Midland Ambulance Service’s Stoke Hub Football Club has secured a community defibrillator after working together with the Henry Angell-James Memorial Trust (HAJMT).

    The football team train and play at Norton Sports in Stoke on Trent and after successfully applying to HAJMT for a defib to be donated, they have installed it at the community sports club, which also hosts Stoke City Ladies, Staffordshire Police FC and hundreds of youngsters who enjoy a kickabout on a weekly basis.

    The defibrillator will not only be available to those using the sports facilities, it will be available 24/7 to nearby residents and the local community, should it ever be needed in the case of someone suffering a cardiac arrest.

    WMAS paramedic and Stoke Hub FC manager (??) Matt Harrison, said: “With recent events from the European Championships fresh in everyone’s mind when Christian Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch, it is more important than ever for people to think about installing defibrillators in community areas.

    “We had already started the process of trying to obtain a defibrillator before that happened as it is not only ourselves who play here, there are hundreds of members of the local community who play their football here every week and whilst we hope it is never needed to be use, it might just save a life one day.”

    The defibrillator was donated by HAJMT, a Trust set up with the idea of helping to install them at key locations across the West Midlands and beyond, whether that is at sports grounds, schools train stations or the village sweet shop.

    HAJMT Chairman, Sally Angell-James, said: “We are delighted to have been able to provide a defib to Stoke Hub Football Club as they do a huge amount of good work in their local community and they came to us with such a good proposal, there was no way we could say no.”

    WMAS Community Response Manager, Cliff Medlicott, said: “In the case of a sudden cardiac arrest, the definitive care is good basic life support and use of a defibrillator. For every minute that your heart stops beating and you stop breathing, your survival rate reduces by 10%. The quicker good basic life support and a defibrillator can be applied, the better chance of survival that patient has.”

     

  • A HAJMT AED Now in Uppington Village, Shropshire

    A HAJMT AED Now in Uppington Village, Shropshire

    Uppington village

    Sally and Maisie, the dog, standing next to the recently installed HAJMT AED in Uppington Village, Shropshire. The residents of the village were successful in their application, a rural, farming community between Shrewsbury and Telford.  The AED has been placed in the centre of the village easily accessible.

  • The HAJMT features in the Shropshire Magazine, June 2021

    The HAJMT features in the Shropshire Magazine, June 2021

    A wonderful opportunity arose when Sally was contacted by the county magazine’s editor to run a feature on the HAJMT and general awareness of defibrillators and access to them at a local, community level.  Defibrillators are devices that restore a normal heartbeat by sending an electric pulse or shock to the heart. They are used to prevent or correct an arrhythmia, a heartbeat that is uneven or that is too slow or too fast. Defibrillators can also restore the heart’s beating if the heart suddenly stops.

    Click on the images below to show the full article as a pdf page.

     

     

  • A passion for the their community & a strong belief in basic life support led to Chetwynd Park receiving an HAJMT AED.

    A passion for the their community & a strong belief in basic life support led to Chetwynd Park receiving an HAJMT AED.

    The HAJMT trustees were delighted to donate an AED to the residents of Chetwynd Park. The application came from Julie and Phil Rich, who are passionate about their community and making a difference.

    When she was a Brownie Julie loved first aid and was in awe of Florence Nightingale. She met Phil when they were both police officers. Eventually she re-trained as a nurse and for over 25 years has trained people in basic life support and CPR for Heart Start, part of the British Heart Foundation. To quote Julie ‘Everyone should have the chance to know about CPR’ .

  • Successful Application by Bringsty Common Manorial Court, Herefordshire

    Successful Application by Bringsty Common Manorial Court, Herefordshire

    Bringsty Manorial Court

    Kirsty Urdall, a clinical pharmacist, applied for an HAJMT AED at Bringsty Common Manorial Court. She explained in her application that Bringsty Common was situated on a busy A road and that they were a rural community with an average response time of 12 minutes for a category A call to the emergency services. The common is visited as a local beauty spot and there is a wonderful vintage shop and café. There is also a community football and cricket pitch, which serves the wider community. The manorial court is run by volunteers and therefore it was an easy decision for the Trustees to donate an HAJMT AED.

    SAJ and Kirsty Udall of Bringsty Manorial Court
  • The Big Yellow Construction Company Ltd

    The Big Yellow Construction Company Ltd

    Communities can play a big part in creating a nation of life savers. Having a defibrillator in our
    community means that more people will have the tools to assist when someone has a cardiac
    arrest. In the early stages of constructing the new Big Yellow Bracknell store we identified the
    need for a defibrillator in the local area. Installing one is a great example of how small
    additions to our projects can play a very important part in saving more lives.

    The Challenge

    Less than 1 in 10 people in the UK survive an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. This has been
    partly attributed to two factors that communities can change:
    • there aren’t enough people prepared to perform CPR when someone has a cardiac
    arrest
    • there aren’t enough defibrillators.
    Making this installation is especially vital as 90% of fatal heart attacks could be prevented
    with swift action using this equipment.

    What we have done
    The Big Yellow Construction Company Ltd has become affiliated to the Henry Angell James
    Memorial Trust www.hajmt.co.uk, which was set up by Henry’s wife, Sally, following his
    sudden death from a heart attack at the age of 53. The charity’s aim is to put as many
    automated external defibrillators units (AEDs) into local communities as they can.
    To raise the money for this venture we offered parking facilities during construction at a fee
    to a development team (Fit Out UK), on the proviso all fees would be donated to the Trust to
    help purchase and install this life saving equipment.

    The outcome
    Our first AED unit was installed outside our new Big Yellow store in Bracknell which was
    opened in September 2020. The unit will be registered on ‘The Circuit’ website
    www.thecircuit.uk . Run by The National Defibrillator Network, this website is connected to
    every Ambulance Service in the UK and allows them to direct bystanders to the nearest
    defibrillator to help save lives.

    Looking ahead, Big Yellow Construction Company Ltd has committed to install an AED unit at
    all their new stores.
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