Schools are so important to everyday life and as a school that takes health and wellbeing seriously, we would really like to extend our first aid kit and purchase a life saving device – a defibrillator and training package to ensure that should anyone suffer from a cardiac arrest we have the equipment and skills to help save a life.

Anyone of any age, can suffer from a sudden cardiac arrest, having a defibrillator on the premises may not just save the lives of the students and staff, but also the parents, volunteers and residents within local community.

Anyone of any age, health, or gender can suffer from Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) which is why taking the necessary precautions against this is vital, especially in school, a place we all think of as safe for your children.

 There is rarely any warning that someone is about to suffer a SCA

 SCA is the most extreme case of an emergency, as the patient loses consciousness at once and stops breathing immediately!

 When someone has a cardiac arrest, every minute without defibrillation reduces their chances of survival by 10%

 Calling 999 and administrating immediate treatment with CPR and a defibrillator before the

paramedics arrive, gives the victim the best chance of survival from 6% to over 74%.

We are hoping to purchase the defibrillator and training for at least one staff member.

The staff and governors of the school would really appreciate any contributions you can offer as a parent, guardian or grandparent of a child in our school and hope you can get involved in our fundraising events too.