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What We DoRegistered Charity Number 1122361 A Community Responder is notified AResT ~ Ambulance Responder Team - Ovingdean, Rottingdean, Saltdean, Telscombe Cliffs, Peacehaven Registered Charity Number 1122361 What Are Community Responders? Community Responders are volunteer members of the community, trained to respond to emergency calls through the 999 system in conjunction with the Ambulance Service. Responders provide immediate care to patients in their area. They are trained to deliver Basic Life Support and defibrillation to patients in Cardiac Arrest and other appropriate calls including oxygen therapy to patients suffering from a range of conditions. Why do we need Community Responders?Because Community Responders are based within the community in which they live or work, they can attend the scene of an emergency in a very short time, often arriving within a few minutes of the call. Our Community Responders often arrive within 4 to 5 minutes of the emergency 999 call.How does the scheme work?Help starts as soon as the 999 call is answered by the Ambulance control room. The first thing asked is the address where the ambulance is required. As soon as this information is given; a "Dispatcher" will immediately start an ambulance en-route. A Community Responder is automatically alerted via a pager message within seconds of the call being made. . Emergency Calls include:- Cardiac arrest Unconscious / collapsed Chest pains Breathing difficulties Diabetic emergencies Fitting or convulsions Stroke Anaphylaxis Choking patients This website was created using MAGIX Website Maker You will need the current version of Adobe Flash Player to view it. Further information can be found at magix.info - the Multimedia Knowledge Community by MAGIX, the market leader for music, photo, and video software. |