SPIIOW – the Isle of Wight’s Suicide Prevention and Intervention charity – have fitted their vehicle with an Automated External Defibrillator (AED), allowing volunteers to provide life-saving care at any emergencies they may happen to come across.
Frontline team members are now equipped and trained should a situation arise where they come across a person in a cardiac arrest. Training has been carried out by WEL Medical.
Sarah Adams of Suicide Prevention & Intervention IOW says:
“SPIIOW were successful when applying for a grant under the National Lottery COVID-19 funding. Within that grant we asked for funding for the AED due to that fact that our teams undertake community engagement by foot in areas where maybe road access is not always great, this speeding up the chance of survival for the person where our team can begin providing life-saving treatment until the skills of the Ambulance services arrives.
“The SPIIOW vehicle will be clearly marked with AED markings on it that is for public use. We remind all members of the public that a cardiac arrest is a medical emergency and you should call 999”.
