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Community Defibrillator Service

16th November 2016

Volunteers are needed for the Newmarket on Fergus Community Defibrillator Service. Over the last 6 years volunteers have trained and upskilled in CPR and Defibrillation. This voluntary service has been provided by a dedicated group of volunteers. In order to maintain this service new volunteers are urgently required. Full certified training is provided free of charge. If interested please call Mary on 087 616 6634.

This service can be contacted daily from the above number from 7pm to 7am. In the event of a heart attack call an ambulance on 999 or 112, then call the defibrillator service

Know the symptoms of a heart attack

Chest pain

Upper body pain in the neck, jaw, back or arms

Shortness of breath

Sweating

Nausea

Light-headedness

Loss of consciousness

Weakness

Tiredness

Recognise Cardiac Arrest

Unconscious/no response

No breathing

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Help make your community a safer place – learn a life saving skill

Adult CPR – 1 hour

Adult CPR / Defibrillator – 2 hours

Cardiac First Response CPR / Defibrillator – Adult, Child, Infant – 4 hours

Training includes choking and stroke and is certified by Irish Heart Foundation.

Training or further information contact

Mary 087 6166634 or Shaun 086 1013752

Hands only CPR

Defibrillator Tel: (087) 327 0680

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