One of the community’s most worthwhile services is in desperate need of new volunteers. Community Responders is a scheme managed by South Central Ambulance Service (Hampshire Division) to enable skilled and equipped people to respond to medical emergencies in their local area.
Attending An Emergency
Community Responders are volunteers who give their time freely to help save lives in their community. They are trained by South Central Ambulance Service (Hampshire Division) in basic life support, the use of Automatic External Defibrillators (AED’s) and the treatment and control of a wide range of potentially life threatening conditions.
An Automatic External Defibrillators (AED’s)
They are dispatched by the Ambulance Emergency Operations Centre to emergency incidents in their community. They operate within small areas and so can often be at the patient’s side in less than five minutes, providing both vital medical care and reassurance. In many cases, their intervention can literally mean the difference between life and death.
Both, Responder Vehicle and Ambulance are Dispatched
They are able to support people in the first few minutes following a heart attack or other life threatening event Cover is provided on a rota basis for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and each local group is responsible for its own fundraising, so volunteers and sponsors are always needed.