Two new Community Public Access Defibrillators have been installed in Skipton town centre - right outside the branches of the town's most famous fish and chip shop.
It follows a survey carried out late last year to review the status of working defibrillators in the town centre.
Bizzie Lizzie’s Natalie Davison has been working closely with Brian Firth, whose charity Public Access Defibrillators UK have successfully installed TWO new life-saving CPAD devices – outside its Swadford Street restaurant as well as on the wall of its High Street Car Park restaurant.
Following the collapse of a gentleman outside the restaurant who needed CPR, Bizzie Lizzie’s identified that, due to the number of shops and high visitor footfall, their busy Swadford Street location would be suitable for an additional CPAD site in town.
Bizzie Lizzie’s has also funded replacement batteries for two other defibrillators in Skipton - one in the High Street Car Park and one in the bus station.
Bizzie Lizzie’s owner Katie Davison says: “We continue to feel very blessed by the way people from Skipton and beyond have taken Bizzie Lizzie’s to their hearts. Through the installation of the Swadford Street defibrillator, we have found a way of supporting our wonderful community and future generations where we can.”
Public Access Defibrillators UK is a non-profit campaign run by volunteers. The campaign receives no funding from either the Yorkshire Ambulance Service or the council. It works with local communities seeking to have Community Public Access Defibrillators installed within their area.
Regular monitoring and checks of the devices are essential to ensure they are ‘rescue ready’. Volunteer ‘guardians’ provide their continuing support without charge. Ongoing thanks must be given to defibrillator guardians, Laura Rowe, Phil Probst and Gemma Jennings as well as local electricians Bobby Bachra and Tom Kendall from Horsforth who installed both devices free of charge.
Founder of Public Access Defibrillators UK, Brian Firth, says: “We are delighted to be working with Bizzie Lizzie’s who have offered to be the host for our latest CPAD at their Swadford Street Fish Restaurant.
"Two Skipton CPADs were recently out of service due to having flat batteries, but thanks to the Skipton community, funds for new batteries were raised and the devices were put back into service before Christmas. On Boxing Day, a person went into cardiac arrest close to the Main Car Park CPAD. The defibrillator was deployed and saved the patient’s life. Sixteen hours later another person went into cardiac arrest near the Bus Station and the CPAD installed there saved that person as well.
"We would like to thank all the individuals and local businesses for funding the replacement batteries, including Bizzie Lizzie’s.”
The Bizzie Lizzie’s team have also completed their CAPD training session with volunteer trainer Glyn Jones from Public Access Defibrillators UK.
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