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Misterton
First Responders have been called to attend over 1,420
emergencies
in the local area since
we launched in 2004!
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Misterton Community First Responders - North
Nottinghamshire
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Welcome!
We are volunteer Community First Responders who live or
work within Misterton and surrounding areas in North Nottinghamshire.
We work in partnership with East Midlands Ambulance Service
(EMAS) and respond to life threatening emergency medical calls
within our area, providing vital assistance to people who are
ill or injured prior to the arrival of the Emergency Ambulance.
See our Mission Statement.
Our Community First Responders Team is totally self funded and
therefore relies on fund raising and kind donations from local
people, businesses and organisations, to help purchase equipment
and keep the scheme operational.
Since our launch in April 2004, we have attended over 1,420
emergency calls and in nearly all cases because of our location
within the community we are the first emergency resource on
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How
it works: When a "999" call is made within
our local area, the Ambulance Service despatch an Emergency
Ambulance as normal to the scene, at the same time they
will contact the Community First Responder who is on-duty.
Because of our rural location, we can often arrive first
and begin to treat the patient by:
More
volunteer First Responders needed - could you do it? Do
you live or work in or near Misterton or surrounding villages?
Would you like to join a team of people who help to save lives
in your local community? We need more volunteers now
to help ensure we can provide cover around the clock - please
click here
to find out more.
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Early
access to defibrillation: In cases where the patient has
suffered a cardiac arrest, the most vital piece of equipment
the First Responders carry, called the defibrillator, would
be used to deliver a controlled shock to attempt to put the
patients heart back into a normal rhythm.
In theses circumstances the patients heart needs to receive
a shock as quickly as possible, ideally within the first 5 to
10 minutes after they have collapsed. The quicker this can happen,
the better the chances of survival.
A heart defibrillator costs approx. £1,100, but this piece
of equipment can mean the difference between life and death
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At
Misterton we currently have a team of ten Community First
Responders who have been trained by East Midlands Ambulance
Service. We provide as much cover as we can on a rota basis.
We respond to call-outs within a 6-8 mile radius of Misterton,
in North Nottinghamshire, following a "999" call
when requested by Ambulance Control.
Find out more about Misterton First
Responders from the links below:
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Thank
you for your interest in our 1st Responder scheme, and please
do visit back again soon. |
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