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larkim
larkim
Jan 2018
11:08am, 8 Jan 2018
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larkim
Glad to hear that WW. I'm cynical by nature and fortunately haven't seen first hand or heard second hand of their use (either in a parkrun context or in the wider day to day world) so wasn't sure whether to view them as excessive. Clearly they're not!
Uyuni
Uyuni
Jan 2018
11:10am, 8 Jan 2018
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Uyuni
Lark - yes at Clumber - they had only got it 2 weeks previously!

parkrun.org.uk
Maz Heeps
Maz Heeps
Jan 2018
11:19am, 8 Jan 2018
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Maz Heeps
I regularly share this vid on my parkrun's facebook page.

m.facebook.com

With something along the lines of, 'if you're fast enough to be helpful and can run to the start area and back to the person. Please familiarise yourself with where it's kept at your home run.
westmoors
westmoors
Jan 2018
11:27am, 8 Jan 2018
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westmoors
It has also been successfully used at Bournemouth.
larkim
larkim
Jan 2018
11:45am, 8 Jan 2018
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larkim
Good stories to hear about! Thanks!
jdarun
jdarun
Jan 2018
12:05pm, 8 Jan 2018
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jdarun
Yup certainly looks like they are worthwhile though the risk to an individual runner (or indeed park user at any other time) is extremely low.
PenW
PenW
Jan 2018
12:33pm, 8 Jan 2018
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PenW
Very sad news. I hope everyone involved is getting the support they need.

Thankfully these incidents are rare and AEDs can very significantly increase chance of survival (can be by as much as 74% if administered quickly). Without one survival chance can be below 5% - chance of survival drops up to 10% every minute without access to defibrillation (just did a quick search for figures so a bit rough and ready - I was aware survival rates for cardiac arrest outside hospital are very low).

That’s why parkrun would love 100% of events to have access to an AED. Our parkrun has one with an AED Marshall on a bike who has a radio and can get to any part of the course fairly quickly.
Fizz :-)
Fizz :-)
Jan 2018
12:52pm, 8 Jan 2018
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Fizz :-)
Corby has two - one permanently fixed to the Pavilion, and a mobile one they carry out to the furthest point (which is only about half a mile or so as we are 2.5 laps).

One was fundraised for and then the mobile one was donated.
LazyDaisy
LazyDaisy
Jan 2018
1:51pm, 8 Jan 2018
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LazyDaisy
At Cheltenham we have an AED which was paid for by one of our regular runners. It's been taken to a casualty once but in fact a nearby fire engine's AED was used, successfully. (Long story, the parkrun team's response was speedy and faultless, it just so happened a crew was doing some sort of exercise close to where the man collapsed.)

After having three stents put in, and a spell of recovery, the runner has since returned to parkrun :-)
BexleyKev
BexleyKev
Jan 2018
1:52pm, 8 Jan 2018
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BexleyKev
larkin - there are several cases where the AED has been used at a parkrun to assist not just participants but also other park users.

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