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Defibrillator Donated To The Island Riding Centre

Island Riding Centre

A brand new defibrillator has been installed at the Island Riding Centre (IRC), which will be accessible to all Islanders.

The staff at IRC are first-aid trained and now they have all been trained in how to use the defibrillator for the benefit of the community and guests.

A cardiac arrest is when the heart, as a result of an electrical failure, stops beating completely - without early CPR and the use of a defibrillator, only about 2.5% of victims survive.

But the initiation of early CPR and defibrillator use within minutes can raise a victim’s chance of survival to almost 80%.

IRC owner, Louise Buckner said:

"Being on the national database means that emergency crews can access the equipment and potentially save a life. This is of huge benefit to the community

“This defibrillator will be accessible to the wider community and several different groups who use IRC, not just our horse riding clients but liveries, holiday guests, our café guests, charity users, students, disabled people and large numbers of people on show days.

'We would like to thank The Community HeartBeat Trust for donating this wonderful life-saving equipment.”

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