It was a pleasure to meet the team behind Stedall at the Euro Bus Exhibition 2022 in Birmingham yesterday as they showcased some exciting new developments.
In July 2022, London Hearts established a partnership with Stedall Vehicle Fittings Ltd to arm the passenger carrying and commercial vehicle sector against the dangers of cardiac arrest in a new innovative way.
The Mindray C1A is IP55 water-/dust-proof rated and meets the standards for helicopter and other transport.
The AED is supplied with a polycarbonate mounting cradle and includes a switch that can be connected to a buzzer to alert the driver that the AED has been removed from its normal mounting position. The strap has an 80KG breaking strain.
We are honoured to team up with Stedall to create this powerful line of defence against cardiac arrest in the UK.
Strategic partnerships are an excellent way to blend your business objectives and our knowledge together to improve defibrillator coverage and make a real difference.
Every week, 12 people under the age of 35 die from sudden cardiac arrest. Every day, there are 200 cardiac arrest incidents in the UK; those that do not occur in a hospital are 90-95% likely to result in death because of a lack of immediate treatment.
That’s why London Hearts is dedicated to making sure that more people have access to their nearest defibrillator.
In this heartwarming story, you can find out about Lisa Tavendale’s fundraising efforts in memory of her brother, Craig, who suffered from a familial heart condition that her son Angus has. So, she decided to start raising funds for defibrillators in Angus’ schools.
If you have a defibrillator fundraising idea yourself, make sure to get in touch with London Hearts to get started.
Quick defibrillation is required to increase the chance of survival during cardiac arrest. Considering that most genetic heart conditions that cause sudden death are undiagnosed, we strongly believe it is essential that all schools are fitted with a defibrillator.
Cardiac arrest can happen to anyone. A person who has had a cardiac arrest loses 10% of their chance of survival with every minute that passes without a defibrillator. That’s why it is essential that we improve access to defibrillators across the UK.
Lisa Tavendale is now raising money to cover the cost of installing defibrillators in memory of her brother, Craig Valentine, who passed away suddenly and unexpectedly after having a cardiac arrest at home in April. This was due to a heart condition called Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, a familial heart condition that Lisa herself, her mother, and potentially Lisa’s son (aged 4) suffer from as well.
Lisa said: “Craig was an amazing person with the kindest heart and I know he would be so proud of the work we are doing to help ensure that lives are saved.
“The effect that this situation has had on myself and my family is heartbreaking, and we are determined to ensure that this tragedy is one of the last of its kind, so in memory of Craig we aim to raise enough money to ensure that there are defibrillators in all of Angus’ schools.”
The latest London Hearts defibrillator that Lisa successfully funded has been installed at Borrowfield Primary School – pictured below.
We are always honoured to support and help supply lifesaving devices to such inspiring causes as Lisa’s.
As a leading defibrillator charity in the UK, we want to ensure that nobody is further than 100m from a fully working and publicly accessible defibrillator, across the whole of the UK.
Together, we can increase the chances of people being able to easily access their nearest defibrillator.
You can donate to Lisa’s Just Giving page here, and if you are inspired by Lisa’s fundraising story, why not ensure that your premises have access to the nearest defibrillator? You can apply for a defib and help us save lives.
We welcome applications from any organisation or charity around the UK for any life-saving equipment, such as a CPR machine and more.
For inspiration on projects you can get involved in with this equipment, make sure to check out more of our articles.
Looking to get started on a project? Give us a call on 02070432493 or contact us today.
A bereaved mum’s tireless campaign to bring an ambulance station and an A&E department back to Rugby and install more Publicly Accessible Defibrillators (PADs) across the town is going from strength to strength thanks to numerous fund-raisers – including a nerve-shredding skydive.
Naomi Rees Issitt’s 18-year-old son Jamie ‘Jay’ Rees died in January after he had a cardiac arrest in the early hours of New Year’s Day. The nearest ambulance, in Coventry, took over 17 minutes to reach him, and there was no PAD in the vicinity.
Since then, she has spearheaded the ‘OurJay’ campaign to prevent similar tragedies in the future – and even jumped out of a aeroplane alongside sister Xavana and brother in law Ben to boost funds, raising £1600 in the process.
She said: “Myself and Xavana were very nervous, but we are so glad to have been able to do this for Jamie.
“The sky was beautiful from where we jumped, and it was nice to think that Jamie made it like that for us.
“We had never done a skydive before but Jamie had always wanted to do one. I’m not sure I’d want to do it again though!”
Naomi’s campaign has now raised over £42,000 since its launch in Februrary – enough to fund 30 defibrillators, with 15 already installed at locations including Newbold Rugby Club, Salisbury Tae Kwon Do, Elliott’s Field Shopping Park and Rugby School.
A fund-raising race night raised over £10,000, and over £5,000 was raised at a charity bingo night – while the coffers have been further boosted by a £5,000 donation from Share Haulage, and £1,250 from the Rugby Rotary Club.
Naomi, who says she is ‘blown away’ by the support her campaign has received, is continuing to press for services to return to St Cross Hospital – with her petition to bring A&E and ambulances back to Rugby attracting over 11,000 signatures so far.
She said delays in ambulance response times were ‘proving catastrophic’ since the Rugby Community Ambulance Station – the base of the only ambulance which started and ended its shift in Rugby – closed in 2021.
She said: “Had there been ambulances stationed in Rugby, or transferring patients to an A&E department in Rugby, Jamie could have been reached in less than seven minutes, increasing his chance of survival by more than 56 per cent.
“Jay would have had a chance of survival and our beautiful boy may still have been here with us today.
“Rugby’s population is fast growing. People are dying waiting for ambulances. The town is too big not to have emergency services. It simply cannot carry on. More lives will be lost.
“We need to show just how much this means to the people of Rugby. Something has to change.”
The OurJay Foundation website is due to launch on November 5 – which would have been Jamie’s 19th birthday.
Visit www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/ourjay donate to the defibrillator fund-raising campaign.
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The awards recognise people or groups who go above and beyond in the communities in which they live.
DS43 Community Defibrillators, created after the sad death of Danny Shurmer in Hartlepool last year, is teaming up with the North East Ambulance Service to show people how to use and access defibrillators in an emergency.
Volunteer Kelly Cairns:” We didn’t begin this journey for awards our aim was and still is to place everyone in Hartlepool within 500m of a public access defibrillator. This would not be possible without our fantastic group of guardians who look after our defibrillators making sure they are emergency ready as much as possible. To Mark Carter and the team at M.A.C Electrical for installing the units completely free of charge. And to all of YOU, the fantastic community of Hartlepool, your donations, fundraising and support is outstanding and we thank each and every one of you. We also thank the person/people for nominating us and making tonight possible.”
The group has raised over £60,000 to provide almost 30 defibrillators across Hartlepool in just one year.It’s always an absolute pleasure to supply you with such lifesaving equipment for Hartlepool.
Thank you for choosing London Hearts and congratulations!
We welcome applications from any organisation or charity around the UK! Apply online here
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On #WorldHeartDay2022, the Holywood Steiner School welcomed the Mayor of Ards and North Down, Councillor Karen Douglas, to their school to unveil the new defibrillator kindly donated by the PFA.
It was a joyous occasion, made all the more special by the involvement of Rosa, who was set to undergo a heart procedure, and her mother, Aoife. Big thanks to all in Class 6 and teacher Trish for the ‘wet on wet’ piece of art and line drawing of the school, which is now hanging in the Mayor’s Parlour.
The pupils raised almost £100 on the day by wearing red and donating to the Children’s Heartbeat Trust. This went towards the installation of the nearest defibrillator.
Cardiac arrest statistics are alarming and not confined to persons of an older age. If an adult or a child goes into cardiac arrest without a defibrillator, there is only a 7% chance of survival. That is why defibrillator charity funding is so crucial, as it’s important to have more defibrillators in areas that can lead to more lives being saved.
There are more than 3,000 out of hospital cardiac arrests per year. This makes funding for defibrillators very important, as having more defibrillators available in public places will save more lives. This is why charities like the Children’s Heartbeat Trust are so crucial.
Anyone can get involved with fundraising by checking out our fundraising page and you can also learn how to apply for a defibrillator on our website.
If you want to set up or raise funding for a London Hearts defibrillator, we welcome applications from any organisation or charity around the UK! If you have a project in mind, you can contact us by giving us a call us on 02070432493 or emailing us at info@londonhearts.org.
Make sure to check out more of our articles for more inspirational defibrillator stories.
A Nottingham mum said she was driven to raise funds for defibrillators for local football clubs after what happened to Christian Eriksen.
The Danish national team captain, Christian Eriksen, collapsed on the pitch during a Euro 2020 fixture against Finland. Players from his team rushed around the current Manchester United footballer, as he quickly received on-field medical attention.
He appeared to be up and well as he was taken off the pitch, and thanks to the quick actions of the paramedics inside the stadium his life was ultimately saved using the nearest defibrillator.
London Hearts can provide Charity Grant Funding towards the cost of a defibrillator and storage, as well as a free online training video.
Ms Vennell, who has now been nominated for a Pride of Britain Award, was shocked at how quickly Christian Eriksen was revived using the nearest defibrillator after his heart stopped beating.
Speaking to ITV News Central, Ms Vennell said: “It wasn’t the nicest thing to watch being a football fan, regardless of what team you support.
“You just hope they are fine, and thankfully he was, and he is now playing football which is great to see.
“Really, it was Christian Eriksen that made me think this needs to be sorted in the lower leagues and the grassroots clubs.”
Ms Vennell thought defibrillators should be essential at every football ground.
Her young son plays for a local team, Mapperley All Stars, and when she found out the nearest defibrillator to their club was a mile away, she set about raising funding for a defibrillator.
In just over a year, the Nottingham Forest fan has raised enough money for 25 defibrillators and defibrillator pads for grassroots clubs across Nottinghamshire.
She took to Twitter and Facebook and organised raffles, auctions and events at a local sports bar, determined to provide her club with life-saving equipment.
Ms Vennell said: “Since I’ve been fundraising, there have been quite a lot of tragedies within the grassroots family. A couple of players locally have passed away from cardiac arrest. I think they should be accessible handily instead of being in a box and having to ring for a code.
“These clubs should have them in their hands, ready to be used.”
She was spurred on to raise money towards defibrillator costs for other clubs in Nottinghamshire after being widely applauded by the football community.
Speaking to ITV News Central, chairman of Mapperley All Stars, Mark Buckley, said: “It’s extraordinary; when I heard about it, I thought it would be one or two she would secure, but to get 25 for teams in Nottingham is a real achievement.
“We are mighty proud of her here at Mapperley All Stars.”
The club has 200 children who play every weekend with brothers, sisters, parents and grandparents. Having life-saving equipment on hand gives the managers and coaches peace of mind.
Mr Buckley said: “Before Amanda bought the defib, our nearest one was a mile away, so someone would have to go a mile away should anything happen; to have one on-site is massive for us.”
All grassroots football clubs are not for profit, so usually, equipment like this is unaffordable.
Ms Vennell said: “Every bit of money they get is already allocated, whether it’s training equipment, kits or paying for somewhere to train; all that money is accounted for, so they can’t afford to purchase these [defibrillators].”
She says she is not stopping at 25 defibrillators, as she plans to keep raising money for more, knowing they could save a life.
It’s been an honour of ours to supply life saving equipment to this cause and make local football clubs a little more heart-safe.
Start your defibrillator fundraising project today.
We welcome applications from any individual, organisation or charity around the UK! So make sure to apply for a London Hearts defibrillator today. Also, check out our articles for all the latest on how London Hearts, the defibrillator charity, has helped support communities.
Get in touch with us today by raising an enquiry via our contact form, calling us on 020 7043 2493 or dropping us an email at info@londonhearts.org.
A huge well done to One Body Athletic who have recently installed an utterly essential, life saving defibrillator outside of their gym.
The owner said: “So to all of our members, in case we push you a little too hard, have no fear – we’ll revive you and have you back in action in no time! All joking aside – our defibrillator is open access, so for anybody who lives in the S66 area near Meadowhall, this is located right outside our door in case of an emergency.
A huge thank you to those who helped us to raise the funds and make this possible and a big shoutout to my dad and father-in-law for the install.”
There are roughly 6.7 thousand health and fitness clubs in the United Kingdom with approximately 9.7 million members.That’s a huge footfall.
When you also consider the fact that athletes and sportspeople are up to three times more likely to suffer a sudden cardiac arrest, having a defibrillator at your gym where people could be partaking in strenuous exercise seems like a no brainer!
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Access to CPR machines, such as defibrillators, can greatly improve the chances of survival from any out of hospital cardiac arrest.
The number of people surviving cardiac arrests outside of a hospital is the highest it’s ever been at 10.8%, which is twice the rate it was a decade ago. A charity like London Hearts can help increase these statistics even further, with the installation of more life-saving defibrillators across the UK.
London Hearts can provide Charity Grant Funding towards the cost of a defibrillator and storage, as well as a free online training video.
At Wee Gems Armadale, a parent attended a first aid talk at a local baby group and learned the importance of a defibrillator when someone is unresponsive and CPR is required.
Arnold Clark and Asda in Armadale are where the nearest defibrillators to Broxburn can be found, and these are only available during office hours. With ambulance response times increasing, parents reached out to Wee Gems and expressed the importance of having a public access CPR machine closer than they had at the time. This is a vital resource for the local community and something that would greatly benefit the Broxburn area.
Wee Gems Armadale were more than happy to host the device and supported the parent as she fundraised for this!
With the help and support of all Wee Gems families and other companies, they were able to raise the £1500 target and more, which went towards fitting, testing and maintenance of the device in Broxburn.
Thank you to those parents for leading the way and to everyone who helped make it happen. If you want to support your community with the installation of a London Hearts defibrillator, start your project today.
We welcome applications from any individual, organisation or charity around the UK! Make sure to apply for a defibrillator today. Also, check out our articles for all the latest on London Hearts and how we have helped communities get funding for a defibrillator.
Get in touch with us today by raising an enquiry via our contact form.
Gill Gallagher, who runs Dolly’s Kiosks next to Fleetwood boating lake, and pals Helen Crane and Gilly Atkinson have raised funds to buy 20 defibrillators and have them installed in public places across the town and some points in Thornton and Poulton as well.
The ladies, all from Fleetwood, have raised around £25,000 in the space of just one year, by tirelessly staging a series of fundraisers, including psychic nights, pub quizzes and online raffles.
And that’s were Dolly the scarecrow, complete with Stetson hat and guitar, comes in.
The effigy of the American country music legend, sitting in a chair in front of the ice cream and refreshments kiosks, is helping to promote the pads campaign and raise a few extra funds.
Dolly was originally created as part of a scarecrow festival in Fleetwood for the Queen’s jubilee, but Gill decided to keep her for their campaign.
Gill, 50, said: “Dolly is helping raise a few extra pennies for us and is promoting the campaign.
“People stop to ask about her and when we mention our campaign, they’re happy to help.
The impressive work of the trio even led them to receive an Early Day Motion award from Parliament, after Fleetwood MP Cat Smith highlighted their endeavours.
For more information visit the Wyre and Fylde Community Defibrillators Fundraising Facebook page.
We love helping to supply this organisation with such life-saving equipment.
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The last, but by no means the least, public access defibrillator that was bought with funds donated to Katie’s Heart Appeal from the Stanford Park Christmas lights event, and The Rotary Club’s Santa Sleigh route, has been installed.
Katie’s Heart Appeal Defibrillators in the Community campaign started when Katie had been rushed into A&E majors by ambulance Christmas 2012 as she was in an irregular dangerously high heart rhythm again.
Katie was admitted for 24/7 monitoring for 5 days under the guidance of her cardiologist at the Royal Brompton Hospital. Her heart just could not stay in a regular rhythm despite her medication and emergency treatment.
One morning on the ward round Katie asked the consultant “why do I have to go to A&E every time, why can’t I just come straight to the children’s ward”
The consultant replied “Because that’s where all the life saving medication is, and where we keep the defibrillators”
Katie said “well then you should have defibrillators everywhere”
The consultant agreed and said to Katie “yes you are right”.
Once Katie was out of danger and was allowed to return home. Katie’s family started looking to see if there were any public access defibrillators local to them. After contacting the Arrhythmia Alliance and AED Locator, they were informed not only were there no Public Access Defibrillators in Stanford, there were none in Thurrock.
Fast forward 10 years on, Katies Heart Apppeal now have their own group of Team Katie Guardians who continue to maintain the defibrilaltors they’ve managed to install in the community.
Thurrock Branch Royal Airforce Association (RAFA) funded their latest cabinet from the Christmas raffle they held last December. Now, every school in Thurrock who didn’t have a defibrillator now has one!
This makes a total of 38 defibrillators and 11 cabinets donated by Katie’s Heart Appeal.
We love working with Katie’s Heart Appeal Team and helping to supply such important life saving equipment for their community.
We welcome applications from any organisation or charity around the UK! Apply online here
Have a project in mind? Give us a call on 02070432493 or drop us an email at info@londonhearts.org
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