SWINDON Supermarine has been equipped with a lifesaving defibrillator courtesy of a partnership between the Football Association and British Heart Foundation.
Through the partnership, the BHF and the FA have made more than 900 defibrillators available to football clubs in the National League System and clubs in the Women’s Super League to help prevent lives being needlessly lost following a cardiac arrest.
Supermarine is the latest club to install a defibrillator, giving players, staff and fans access to the equipment needed to help save lives in their community.
“This vital piece of equipment could prove to be the difference between life and death and it’s a welcome addition to our club and its community,” said club chairman Jez Webb.
“The FA and BHF have made it possible for Swindon Supermarine to become part of the Nation of Lifesavers which aims to improve the UK’s poor cardiac arrest survival rates.
“Along with performing CPR, a defibrillator is a vital step that can increase a person’s chance of survival and we’re lucky that we now have the skills and equipment at the club to help save a life.”
The club was also given information about the BHF’s Call Push Rescue training kit which includes everything needed to learn CPR in less than half an hour.
Two thirds of the cost of the defibrillator was provided to the club by the FA and BHF.
The British Heart Foundation has already helped place 13,000 defibrillators in communities around the UK. Clubs can find out more information by visiting www.bhf.org.uk/football.
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