ABOUT 20 members of Winchester Walking Football Club attended a CPR and defibrillator training session given by two volunteers from Meon Valley Heartstart charity.
The club’s health and safety officer Richard Tate, who organised the event, said it was a really useful exercise.
Heartstart representatives explained the life saving skills needed when a person is unconscious and could be in cardiac arrest. They described the chain of survival and to follow the pattern of DRSABCD: check for Danger; has the patient a Response; Shout for help; Airway unblocked; Breathing not normal; CPR; Defibrillator.
The players were able to practise CPR on some dummies and also use special training defibrillators.
The charity was established in 2001 and all its trainers have operational emergency experience through professional roles including doctors, nurses, first responders and paramedics.
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Author: The Walking Football
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