The Club Cricket Charity and ECB are delighted to announce a major update of its Defibrillator Supply projects, offering a further discount, which is now available to cricket clubs and organisations throughout England and Wales.
The Club Cricket Charity will pay the difference through our partnership with the ECB, including the 4-year annual support costs of £504.00. This highly discounted offer includes training, insurance cover for loss or damage, personal liability, post-event stress counselling, and registration with local emergency services.
The offer is fulfilled by The Community Heartbeat Trust under their ‘Managed Solution’ scheme, which has been successfully deployed since 2018 with over 900 clubs and teams receiving portable units.
A cardiac arrest (the stoppage of the heart muscle) can be triggered by many factors: a heart attack; an undiagnosed heart condition; a ball hitting a batter or fielder in the chest or on the head. It can affect any age group from teenager to pensioner, and all between; player and spectator alike. This can be fatal if treatment is not commenced within five minutes of the collapse of the patient.
Many cricket teams play on cricket fields where professional help may not arrive within this very short timescale. Still, there is a potential solution: using a portable defibrillator, which delivers an electric shock to ‘reboot’ the heart, whilst awaiting professional help.
The unit is designed to be extremely easy to use with a screen on the front of the machine showing how to use it, and a voice to explain each step of the treatment. Full training of chosen personnel is part of the offer, either at your club or in the local community.
We all hope this piece of equipment is never used, but there is ample evidence that it saves lives.
To apply for this unbeatable offer, please contact
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Giving the name of your club and the region in which you play your cricket.