Defibrillators for Witney

Local fund raisers bring hope for heart attack victims.



































































































Launching the new Defibrillator at Cogges

Two potential life-saving Defibrillators are now available in Witney to treat anyone suffering a sudden Cardiac Arrest while in the area.

The defibrillators are installed at:

  • on the wall, to the right of the main entrance to High Street Methodist Church in central Witney
  • on the wall at the entrance to Cogges Church

Further defibrillators are planned for the following locations:

  • The Telephone Box in the Market Square close to the Town Hall,
  • Close to the Neighbourhood Centre in Deer Park, (although final negotiations are continuing at this last site).

The joint campaign to provide the new equipment involved Witney Rotary Club in partnership with Witney Town Council, has received support from Witney Round Table and Witney Lions Club, a grant  from West Oxfordshire District Council and a number of anonymous donations.

The photograph above taken at the launch at Cogges Church shows (L to R) James Mills, West Oxfordshire District Council, Dr Suzanne Bartington, Witney Town Council,  Steve Holborough, Witey Rotary Club, Toby Morris Witney Round Table and Andy McCullogh Operatiosn Director for Cogges Church.

Rotary Project Leader Susy Brigden is delighted with the help received,"This is a good example of how  individuals, Service Clubs and Local Councils can come together to provide vital equipment for speedy treatment. This in turn leads to an increase chance of survival for anyone taken ill in the Town".

Existing Defibrillators are also available now at:

  • The 'Coffeeshed' Pavillon on the Leys Recreation  Ground,

  • Burwell Hall,

  • Madley Park Hall

  • Local Doctors Surgeries

Sudden Cardiac Arrest is one of the UK's largest killers. It ocurs around 140,000 times a year across the country. Equivalent to a jumbo jet crashing every day!

And it happens to people of all ages!

The potential for saving a life is dependent upon time, the faster medical help can be provided, the better the chance of survival.

Clinical studies suggest you have less than 5 minutes from the event to save a person’s life and this decreases by up to 23% per minute, so Community Public Access Defibrillators (cPAD) have a very important part to play in helping save lives.

A defibrillator is a computerised medical device delivers an electrical current through the chest which aims to shock the heart back into a normal rhythm allowing it to pump again. Rapid response using automated technology can significantly improve the quality of life of a survivor, as the longer the brain is starved of oxygen, the more damage that can occur. Portable defibrillators are  especially designed to be used by people with little or no medical background. When applied to the victim, voice commands and screen messages will guide the user step-by-step through the process and its intelligent technology will only allow it to shock a ‘shockable’ heart rhythm.


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