Headway Sussex hosts many vulnerable clients at our headquarters, it is therefore imperative that we have a defibrillator on site.

A defibrillator, or AED (Automated External Defibrillator) gives a high energy electric shock to someone who is in cardiac arrest. During sudden cardiac arrest, the electrical impulses that cause the heart to beat regularly start to discharge chaotically, causing an irregular heartbeat. Victims of a sudden cardiac arrest will stop breathing and become unresponsive. A defibrillator applies a brief pulse of electrical current to the heart. This allows the hearts normal electrical system to resume control.

Survival rates decrease at a rapid speed of 10% per minute, so after 10 minutes that is 0%!

Please help us to help our clients, carers, employees, and the community when it's time that counts.