I've raised £900 to help fund a defibrillator
Organised by Mik Gray
We are a community run Walking Football Club.
Although we are an all inclusive adult team, the majority of players are over 55, many with preexisting medical conditions.
In the UK approximately 60000 people sustain cardiac arrest outside hospital and are treated by emergency medical services each year. If defibrillation is delivered promptly, initial survival rates as high as 75% have been reported.
AEDs are easily used by lay people with some training and in a rural area like Cornwall where it is difficult for an ambulance to get two quickly. We truly believe a defibrillator will help save lives within our team and the local Walking Football community