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Cerrertonia
Cerrertonia
Jan 2018
7:40pm, 7 Jan 2018
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Cerrertonia
I thought I'd seen a recent email about targets for AEDs at every UK parkrun having been brought forward a year because fundraising to buy them had been so successful, but I can't find it. There is a member of staff responsible for AEDs, training on use etc.
Markymarkmark
Markymarkmark
Jan 2018
7:42pm, 7 Jan 2018
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Markymarkmark
Sad for the lady concerned and her family, as well as those involved at the parkrun. Terrible shock, I'd guess.

(And now awaiting the inevitable headline grabbing twit who says running is bad for you...)
LazyDaisy
LazyDaisy
Jan 2018
7:43pm, 7 Jan 2018
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LazyDaisy
Loads do, TR. I think I read somewhere that there's something like 70% of all parkruns have one.
Hunkyteddy
Hunkyteddy
Jan 2018
7:48pm, 7 Jan 2018
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Hunkyteddy
I know that locally Exeter Riverside are appealing for one.

parkrun.org.uk

Maybe this tragic event will help with a final push towards getting one
jennyh
jennyh
Jan 2018
11:14pm, 7 Jan 2018
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jennyh
Very sad to hear that :-( Like others have said, terrible for everyone involved.
DeeGee
DeeGee
Jan 2018
8:56am, 8 Jan 2018
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DeeGee
Very sad news.

Cleethorpes has had an AED for about a year, it was donated by a local multinational, and with their agreement and that of the council we are going to install it in a public-facing location, in a cabinet, in order that the public can benefit from it.
jdarun
jdarun
Jan 2018
9:22am, 8 Jan 2018
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jdarun
Sad for all concerned. I suppose given the numbers of participants involved across the country, these things are only to be expected.
HellsBells
HellsBells
Jan 2018
9:36am, 8 Jan 2018
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HellsBells
Cambridge one is in a cabinet on the park visitor centre wall, so available all the time
larkim
larkim
Jan 2018
10:53am, 8 Jan 2018
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larkim
Tragic for her family, and very distressing too for those involved on a volunteer basis at Swindon who don't sign up to this expecting to be dealing with something like that, even tangentially, on a Saturday morning.

Have there been any "successful" uses of AEDs at parkrun events since they were more widely deployed? Clearly if only 1 death is prevented across all the parkruns ever they are worthwhile, but just wondering whether they have been called into action effectively?
Windsor Wool
Windsor Wool
Jan 2018
10:56am, 8 Jan 2018
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Windsor Wool
not at parkrun but I have been at 2 separate races where they have been used successfully. I'm not 100% sure if there would have been a different outcome without a defib but they were used and the individuals survived.....

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