A cardiac arrest can happen to anyone, anywhere, and the chance of survival falls by 10 per cent every minute without action. However, with CPR and the use of a defibrillator within 3 minutes, the chance of survival could be as high as 70 per cent.

We want to make sure we have a defibrillator available when it’s needed most. As the nation’s leading firstaid charity, we’re launching a fundraising appeal asking people to help raise money for more defibrillators, which our volunteers will use to treat people who have suffered a cardiac arrest. All the money raised through the appeal will fund St John Ambulance defibrillators.On our website, we’ve got information and ideas of how to get the whole community involved in fundraising activities. www.sja.org.uk/donatefordefibs