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Seaford Defib Guardians

A key element in Seaford's chains of survival

Seaford Defib Guardians - Seaford Defibrillators

Seaford Defib Guardians - What We Do?


We look after defibrillators after they’ve been donated


Seaford Defib Guardians aim to raise funds to be able to look after Community Public Access Defibrillators in Seaford and Bishopstone after they’ve been donated.

  • Defibrillators need new pads immediately after they have been used! Once used they won’t stick again therefore until new pads are fitted the unit is out of service.
  • Batteries and defibrillator pads have a shelf life, batteries between 3-5 years and pads about 5 years.
  • In our marine environment cabinets and locks are prone to corrosion and need replacing to be serviceable.
  • Sometimes people will smash the special heated housings to get at the Defibrillators instead of dialling 999 and asking for the code and back up!

Our Aim

Our aim is to have spare pads for all Defibrillators and ideally a spare portable unit that could either be deployed to a broken unit or offered for loan to small events, for example, some of the walking groups might like to borrow it on their walks or at the Rotary car boot sale etc.

There are also areas in Seaford and Bishopstone that don’t have Defibrillators available nearby, if there were surplus funds then this could be an option. Some Defibrillators are maintained by the owners and some units that have been donated to organisations are happy to maintain themselves but some are donated to places that can’t afford to do this or aren’t allowed to. This is where we would like to fill the gaps.

If you’d like to donate, check the cost page and if you’d like to see and hear about the organisers and how they came to be involved please take a look at the "our story" page.

Sudden Cardiac Arrest happens to some 140,000 people a year in the UK. Survival depends upon prompt recognition by bystanders and commencement of chest compressions and access to a defibrillator so, if needed, a defibrillating shock can be delivered within five minutes of the Cardiac Arrest. Prompt chest compression and early defibrillation can lead to a full neurologically intact recovery.


 
 
 

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