I love volunteering for St John and I know that our actions can and do save lives. I've been a volunteer first aider for 6 months and I do it for the pation to save people lives. I am raising money to put an AED in the Rushall Area of Walsall where I volunteer for St John Ambulance. An AED (automated external defibrillator) is a device that gives the heart an electric shock when someone’s heart has stopped (cardiac arrest). You can use an AED on children over one year old and adults. Ambulances have them on board, but using an AED in the minutes before an ambulance arrives can double someone’s chances of survival. So it is up to bystanders quickly to find the nearest defibrillator. Every pound you donate can save a person's life today.