As some of you may know, I joined the Lutterworth group of Community First Responders to help make a difference, they are part of the East Midlands Ambulance Service. We are charity based and any money which is raised will help fund the Lutterworth Group to continue to provide essential lifesaving equipment and will allow us to respond to 999 emergancies. Any size donation would be gratefully received.

Estimates for our equipment costs include:

CPR Training Mannequin (family) = £450

CPR Feedback Training Mannequin = £1800

Uniform High Visibility coats = £90

Uniform Soft-shell Jackets = £40

Uniform Polo Shirts = £25

Each Response Kit (including bag, AED, oxygen, suction unit) = £3228.00

Your help is really appreciated.

Community first responders are real lifesavers

Community first responders (CFRs) are in schemes founded and run by volunteers who give up their spare time to attend appropriate emergency calls in their own community. They are dispatched by the EMAS Emergency Operations Centre.

EMAS always provides the fastest possible response to emergency calls using its conventional resources such as ambulances and fast response cars. However, for patients experiencing cardiac arrest every second counts. For every minute that passes without defibrillation a person’s chances of survival can decrease by up to 10%.

In the more rural and hard to reach areas of the East Midlands, community first responders have a much better chance of providing the immediate help needed prior to the arrival of an EMAS crew.

Thank you

Adrian Hyde on behalf of Lutterworth First Responders https://lutterworthcfr.uk/