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More Volunteers Required - Could You Help Save Lifes in Misterton & Surrounding Areas?

Would you like to be part of a team who helps local people when they suffer a life threatening medical problem? The local Five Villages First Responder team based in Misterton are looking for additional volunteers to join the team of dedicated Community First Responders.

The group are looking for new recruits to join the team as First Responders to work with the current team of seven people. First Responders work in partnership with East Midlands Ambulance Service and attend life threatening emergency calls such as collapses, cardiac arrests, chest pains, breathing problems and other similar call outs.
They receive full training in the use of oxygen therapy, resuscitation and heart defibrillation.

The local team of Responders currently operate 24x7 cover and are despatched when required by the Ambulance Control Centre with the Responder being able to attend the scene of the emergency and begin treatment of the patient until the arrival of the Ambulance crew.

The team works on rota basis and responders can volunteer as little or as much time to being on call each week or month, as they wish. While a responder is on call they can continue with their normal day to day activities at home or at work, but must be ready to drop everything and attend a call should one arise while they are on duty. While on duty the responder carries the medical equipment with them in their car, plus an Ambulance Service pager to alert them to call outs.

The team are looking for people who live or work within the local villages of Misterton, Beckingham, Walkeringham, Gringley or West Stockwith and can give some time to being on call as First Responder.

A volunteer responder needs to be reliable and trust worthy with a mature outlook on life, able to remain confidential about the patients they are called to, good under pressure, able to remain calm in emergency situations, be caring when dealing with patients and have a good level of physical fitness.

Initial and on-going training and assessment is provided by East Midlands Ambulance Service.

In return First Responder volunteers get a great deal of satisfaction from the work they do. "Being a First Responder can be very rewarding and you can find yourself actually helping your friends, family, neighbours and other members of the local community in their hour of need" said Martyn Johnson, the group coordinator. The team have attended over 850 emergency calls since they were first set up in 2004.

For more information contact the groups coordinator, Martyn Johnson, via the website: click here for contact page.

05/05/08.