'Busiest' CPR event to date for Resus Team and St John Ambulance

Fri, 20 Oct 2023

Last Saturday (October 14), members of Manx Care’s Resus Team joined forces with St John Ambulance and hosted day of free training, demonstrating how to use defibrillators and perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).

The campaign has been implemented on the Island for the last four years, and this event was the busiest to date.

Over the course of the day, younger children were given guidance on how to call the emergency services and shout for help, whilst older children had a go at performing CPR on mannequins.

Teenagers engaged in competitions with friends, or against the Restart a Heart instructors, with results shown on equipment that records the depth and speed of compressions.

Visitors also watched defibrillator demonstrations and had the opportunity to learn how to use the life-saving equipment themselves.

Senior Nurse, Paul Ellis, who led the event thanks everyone who asked questions and getting involved.

“As a team we never know how the event will be received, and we know that even if only one person goes away with more confidence and knowledge, then we have achieved what we set out to do.”

 

 

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