Defibrillator

A defibrillator is a device that gives a high energy electric shock to the heart through the chest wall to someone who is in cardiac arrest.  It is a fully mobile unit, kept inside a heated cabinet to ensure that it is kept in full working order.  No formal training is necessary for using this device as once it is removed from the cabinet, full instructions are given, both spoken and with diagrams.

The parish council is responsible for ensuring the defibrillator is checked regularly and that all components are maintained.  This management allows our defibrillator to be registered on the national database, used by the emergency services to locate nearby defibrillators.

Evenley’s community defibrillator is located on the front wall of Evenley Village Hall, 1 The Green, Evenley, Northants, NN13 5SQ.