{"id":6387,"date":"2013-05-29T16:38:30","date_gmt":"2013-05-29T08:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/?p=6387"},"modified":"2013-05-29T16:38:30","modified_gmt":"2013-05-29T08:38:30","slug":"defibrillators-and-the-community-first-responder-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/news\/2013\/05\/29\/defibrillators-and-the-community-first-responder-system","title":{"rendered":"Defibrillators and the Community First Responder System"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The CFRS is a St John Ambulance initiative for Western Australia that empowers organisations, clubs and communities to increase the chances of survival for victims of sudden cardiac arrest.<\/p>\n

For not-for-profit organisations wishing to join the Community First Responder Program, St John Ambulance have a heavily subsidised Heartstart First Aid automated external defibrillator (AED) offering. The normal value of the combined equipment and support program is $3,850 per defibrillator issued. St John Ambulance are pleased to be able to supply the following at the subsidised rate of $1,900 per unit.<\/p>\n

Included in this option will be:<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a01 x Heartstart First Aid Defibrillator
\n\u2022\u00a01 x Carry Case
\n\u2022\u00a01 x Spare defibrillator pads cartridge
\n\u2022\u00a01 x Accessory Kit (shears, gloves, CPR face shield, towel)
\n\u2022\u00a01 x Standard Wall Bracket
\n\u2022\u00a08 Year Warranty
\n\u2022\u00a0First Responder Awareness Sessions at Belmont
\n\u2022\u00a0Support following a deployment of the AED
\n\u2022\u00a0Registration of each of the locations with our Community First Responder System<\/p>\n

In the event of a sudden cardiac arrest, time is of the essence.\u00a0 For every minute that the victim is not defibrillated they lose a 10% chance of life, so after 10 minutes, chances of recovery are virtually nil. The First Responder System is designed to help improve the chances of survival for victims of sudden cardiac arrest.<\/p>\n

In a nutshell the First Responder System provides:<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0A direct link to St John Ambulance
\n\u2022\u00a0Triple Zero (000) call will be received by St John Ambulance Operations Centre (State Office, Belmont)
\n\u2022\u00a0Key words relating to the location of your Clubs will be supplied to the Operations Centre and linked in to the computer system. When a triple zero (000) call is received, if the location details provided match these key words, Communications Officers will be alerted that there is a defibrillator, with people who know how to use it.
\n\u2022\u00a0An Ambulance will be dispatched and the Communications Officers will alert the First Responders at the Club, enabling them to attend the scene quickly and provide critical assistance before the ambulance arrives.<\/p>\n

There is no cost to a Club to be a part of the First Responder System and your own response processes are not interfered with in any way.\u00a0 Rather, being part of the System enhances the processes you have in place.<\/p>\n

Free of charge First Responder Awareness Session are offered to members of the community First Responder System.\u00a0The sessions are interesting and well received. They give the opportunity for questions to be answered and clarity on the defibrillation process. We usually allow 40 \u2013 45 minutes for the session and questions.<\/p>\n

The session covers –
\n\u2022\u00a0Sudden Cardiac Arrest – What is it?
\n\u2022\u00a0Defibrillation explained.
\n\u2022\u00a0The First Responder System and how it helps to save lives.
\n\u2022\u00a0A practical demonstration on your automated external defibrillator.<\/p>\n

The First Responder System was operating in\u00a0445 locations in May of last year.\u00a0 Today it operates in over\u00a0720 locations\u00a0and increasing.<\/p>\n

For more information regarding the Community First Responder System and the importance of defibrillators, download these articles.<\/p>\n

1. Community First Responder System <\/a><\/p>\n

2. Heart Start First Aid Defibrillator<\/a><\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to read a recent success story.<\/p>\n

For enquiries please contact first.responder@stjohnambulance.com.au<\/a> or call\u00a09334 1418<\/p>\n

Watch this video from Today Tonight<\/em> regarding the importance of defibrillator training.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ip4B_QAeSUM<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The CFRS is a St John Ambulance initiative for Western Australia that empowers organisations, clubs and communities to increase the chances of survival for victims of sudden cardiac arrest. For not-for-profit organisations wishing to join the Community First Responder Program, St John Ambulance have a heavily subsidised Heartstart First Aid automated external defibrillator (AED) offering. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5894,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5894"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6387"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6387\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}