First Responders seeks volunteers

Kilcullen First Responders will always welcome new volunteers for their potentially lifesaving service.

If you live or work in the Kilcullen area, you could train as a responder and deal with sudden cardiac arrest, heart attack or stroke victims, which kill thousands of people eack year at home, in the workplace, or while at leisure activities.

First responder members are trained to provide early intervention in such emergencies, while awaiting the arrival of emergency personnel.

Training by the Eastern Region Ambulance Service includes diagnosis and initial treatment for a range of emergencies, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), relief of choking, and the operation of an automated external defribrillator.

Without early intervention in the case of cardiac arrest, for instance, the chances of long-term survival decline by as much as 10 percent a minute.

If you are interested, contact 087 9462446; or come along to a meeting on the first Tuesday of every month in the KARE McMahon Centre (old Cross & Passion Convent) at 7.30pm.

Brian Byrne.