New Lifesaving Defibrillator & Bleed Control Kit Installed
Cerebral Palsy Midlands has invested £2,370 in new emergency lifesaving equipment at our Harborne centre and importantly, it has been installed for the benefit of the whole local community.
A new publicly accessible LIFEPAK CR2 defibrillator and Daniel Baird Foundation Emergency Bleed Control Kit have been installed in a secure, heated outdoor cabinet on the exterior of our building.
The equipment and professional installation have been fully funded by CPM, with the money we raise through our fundraising events helping us to invest in initiatives like this that benefit not only the people we support, but our wider community too.
Potentially lifesaving equipment is available to our community
The new installation includes a LIFEPAK CR2 semi-automatic defibrillator, designed to provide clear guidance to somebody responding to a cardiac arrest.
It is housed alongside a Daniel Baird Foundation Emergency Bleed Control Kit, containing specialist equipment that can be used in the event of a severe or catastrophic bleed while emergency medical assistance is on its way.
Both are contained within a secure, heated outdoor cabinet supplied and installed by Turtle Medical.
The combined cabinet alone represents a £450 investment, alongside the £1,150 defibrillator, £75 bleed control kit and £300 professional installation. Including VAT, Cerebral Palsy Midlands has invested £2,370 into the project. For further information please visit the company who installed and supplied our kit: https://www.turtledefibcabinets.co.uk/.
Why did we put it outside?
That decision was really important to us. Our centre is home to a busy adult day service supporting people with cerebral palsy and other disabilities, but Cerebral Palsy Midlands is also very much part of the wider Harborne community.
By installing the cabinet on the exterior of our building, the equipment isn't there solely for our citizens, staff and visitors.
It's there for our neighbours, nearby businesses, people walking past our centre and anyone in the local community who may need it in an emergency.
In the event of a cardiac arrest or catastrophic bleed, having the right emergency equipment nearby can make an enormous difference while an ambulance is on its way.
The Daniel Baird Foundation was established following the death of 26-year-old Daniel Baird, who was fatally stabbed in Birmingham in 2017. The Foundation has since campaigned to make bleed control kits more widely available in public places so that people have access to equipment that could help save a life.
Fundraising making a difference close to home
Every time someone buys a raffle ticket at one of our events, supports a fundraiser, makes a donation, or gets behind Cerebral Palsy Midlands, they help us do more.
Sometimes that money enables us to provide activities and opportunities for our citizens. Sometimes it helps us improve our centre and accessibility. And sometimes, as with this project, it allows us to invest in something that can benefit our whole community.
We're incredibly proud to have funded this installation.
Of course, we hope it never needs to be used. But should somebody suffer a cardiac arrest or life-threatening bleed nearby, potentially lifesaving equipment is now available right here at Cerebral Palsy Midlands.
In an emergency, always call 999 and follow the instructions given by the emergency call handler.
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