AFC Totton
LEARN HOW TO SAVE A LIFE WITH HEARTSTART UK
MEON VALLEY HEARTSTART will be visiting the Snows Stadium in September to deliver FREE lifesaving training, in memory of heart attack victim James Brady.
The Hampshire-based charitable organisation will be leading two sessions in AFC Totton's Monarch Suite on Friday 13 September - the first from 10:00am to 11:30am, and the second from 11:45am to 1:15pm - in which they will be providing FREE training on how to use a defibrillator.
You never know when you will need to use lifesaving skills, so join more than 20,000 people already trained by HeartStart.
If you're interested in attending either session on Friday 13 September, please call Meon Valley HeartStart on 023 8070 6095. The sessions are open to all-comers, but places are limited to 20 people per session, so act fast to book your place.
- Two Sessions
- FREE Lifesaving Training
- Only 20 Spaces Per Session
- On-Site Parking
- Seating Available in the Hall
- Light Refreshments Available.
The sessions will take place in the Monarch Suite at AFC Totton's Snows Stadium, Salisbury Road, Totton, Southampton SO40 2RW.
Earlier this year, local firm and AFC Totton club sponsor Independent Plumbing Services Ltd donated a brand new defibrillator to the club, which is positioned within easy reach of the Snows Stadium main stand and Mally's Corner, where the majority of fans congregate on matchdays. And there is another defibrillator located on the outside of the ClubShop building, within easy reach of the training pitches and car parks on the Salisbury Road complex.
HEARTSTART'S OBJECTIVE is to help save lives by training people in emergency life saving (ELS). These skills are the actions needed to keep someone alive and safe until professional help arrives. They are skills that anyone can learn.
Life-threatening emergencies are sadly all too common. Coronary heart disease (CHD) in particular, is one of this country’s biggest killers. Although the rate is falling in the UK, it is still one of the highest in the world, accounting for more than 120,000 deaths per year.
Every two minutes one person in the UK has a heart attack, and in 30% of cases the casualty dies before he or she reaches hospital, due to cardiac arrest. Other causes of cardiac arrest include electrocution and drug overdose.
Recovery from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is more likely if each link in what is known as the ‘chain of survival’ is strong.
The Chain of Survival:
- Early Access – to get professional help quickly
- Early Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) – to buy time
- Early Defibrillation – to restart the heart
- Early Advanced Life Support – to stabilise the patient.
You can find out more about HeartStart at their webiste.
Meon Valley HeartStart: Charity No. 1116510.
