Defibrillators

4 External Defibrillators available 24/7 are located outside at:

• Urchfont Community Shop
• Wedhampton (Mr. Ellis’s Barn)
• Urchfont Village Hall
• Planks Farm Shop Lydeway

In an Emergency: Dial 999 and Wiltshire Ambulance will give you the code to open the cabinet housing one of the 4 external defibrillators. Someone must stay with the casualty and someone run for the defibrillator. Punch in the code, remove the defibrillator and return to the casualty. Open the case and follow the verbal instructions until  Ambulance Crew arrive.

 

Remember, if someone is in cardiac arrest always call 999 for an ambulance first.  Getting professional help on its way can increase the casualty’s chances of survival by up to 50%.