Gringley Residents Receive Life Saving Training

Martyn Johnson • April 10, 2016

HeartStart course at Community Centre

Residents from Gringley on the Hill have taken part in a course to teach them life saving skills such as CPR. The course was part of the British Heart Foundation (BHF) HeartStart scheme which is run locally through a partnership between Five Villages First Responders and Misterton Fire Station.

Twenty three members of the local community attended the training on Wednesday 6th and Thurday 7th April at the Gringley on the Hill Community Centre.

The HeartStart training gives those who attend a chance to learn and practice skills including how to perform CPR and use an AED (Automated External Defibrillator), what to do if someone is choking, and how to deal with someone suffering a heart attack or a severe bleed.

These skills can save lifes in the first vital seconds and minutes after someone suffers a medical emergency. Community First Responders from the Five Villages First Responders team and Firefighters from Misterton Fire Station run these courses on a regular basis, free of charge and anyone is welcome to attend. See here for more information about HeartStart Misterton.

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