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The Independent
6 hours ago
- Health
- The Independent
Worst places in the UK to have a heart stoppage identified
A charity has identified some of the UK's 'defibrillator deserts', highlighting which places in the UK people could be least likely to get urgent help if their heart suddenly stops. The devices give a shock to someone whose heart has stopped, also known as a cardiac arrests. They can be found in communities across the UK – on the sides of libraries, schools or other local landmarks – which mean that people can be helped during the wait for emergency services. Around 30,000 cardiac arrests occur in communities around the UK each year, also known as out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, the British Heart Foundation (BHF) said. Less than one in 10 people survive these medical emergencies. But the use of a defibrillator and CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) can double a person's chances of surviving a cardiac arrest. The BHF said that every minute without CPR and defibrillation decreases survival chances by 10%. The BHF has highlighted 10 of the communities across the UK which do not have a potentially life-saving defibrillator close by. These are: – Holme Hill, Grimsby, England– Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury, England– Mixenden, Halifax , England– Revoe, Blackpool, England– Gabalfa, Cardiff, Wales– Trevethin, Pontypool, Wales– Hillhead Kilmarnock, Scotland– Broomhill, Greenock, Scotland– Twinbrook, Dunmurry, Northern Ireland– Lagan Valley, Lisburn, Northern Ireland The charity is urging local communities which do not have defibrillators to apply for its Community Defibrillator Funding Programme. Sam Kennard, community defibrillator manager at the BHF said: 'Defibrillators save lives and make communities safer. 'Every defibrillator holds the power to help save someone's life and is crucial in the chain of survival during a cardiac arrest. 'We've made progress but there are still some areas without any defibrillators at all, and these are among our most deprived communities. 'We are delighted to be relaunching our community defibrillator funding programme to reach the areas where we can make the most difference and save more lives from cardiac arrest.'
Yahoo
7 hours ago
- Health
- Yahoo
Worst places in the UK to have a heart stoppage identified
A charity has identified some of the UK's 'defibrillator deserts', highlighting which places in the UK people could be least likely to get urgent help if their heart suddenly stops. The devices give a shock to someone whose heart has stopped, also known as a cardiac arrests. They can be found in communities across the UK – on the sides of libraries, schools or other local landmarks – which mean that people can be helped during the wait for emergency services. Community Defibrillator Coordinator, Joanne, explains how to use a defib to help someone in cardiac arrest. — Yorkshire Ambulance (@YorksAmbulance) May 31, 2024 Around 30,000 cardiac arrests occur in communities around the UK each year, also known as out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, the British Heart Foundation (BHF) said. Less than one in 10 people survive these medical emergencies. But the use of a defibrillator and CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) can double a person's chances of surviving a cardiac arrest. The BHF said that every minute without CPR and defibrillation decreases survival chances by 10%. The BHF has highlighted 10 of the communities across the UK which do not have a potentially life-saving defibrillator close by. These are: – Holme Hill, Grimsby, England– Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury, England– Mixenden, Halifax , England– Revoe, Blackpool, England– Gabalfa, Cardiff, Wales– Trevethin, Pontypool, Wales– Hillhead Kilmarnock, Scotland– Broomhill, Greenock, Scotland– Twinbrook, Dunmurry, Northern Ireland– Lagan Valley, Lisburn, Northern Ireland The charity is urging local communities which do not have defibrillators to apply for its Community Defibrillator Funding Programme. Sam Kennard, community defibrillator manager at the BHF said: 'Defibrillators save lives and make communities safer. 'Every defibrillator holds the power to help save someone's life and is crucial in the chain of survival during a cardiac arrest. 'We've made progress but there are still some areas without any defibrillators at all, and these are among our most deprived communities. 'We are delighted to be relaunching our community defibrillator funding programme to reach the areas where we can make the most difference and save more lives from cardiac arrest.'
Time of India
8 hours ago
- Health
- Time of India
Hero or villain? Chinese man accused of misconduct after giving CPR to unconscious woman, says feels 'frightened'
A Chinese man, who helped the woman gain consciousness after performing CPR, has faced a wave of online backlash, with some netizens accusing him of inappropriately touching her chest. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now On July 12, the man in Hengyang, located in central Hunan province in China, performed CPR on a woman who suddenly lost consciousness. The CPR was first given by a woman from a local hospital. When she got tired of doing it, she asked others if they knew how to perform the procedure. Pan, a 42-year-old medical school teacher at a local university, was cycling nearby. He immediately volunteered to help, explaining that he held a clinical medicine degree and had undergone CPR training. Pan and the doctor alternated administering CPR to the woman, as reported by SCMP. The doctor was also checking her vital signs and told a family member to call an ambulance. After about ten minutes, the woman began to breathe weakly, regained a pulse, and opened her eyes. An ambulance arrived, and the woman was accompanied by her relative to the hospital. After the video went viral, people started saying that Pan is touching her inappropriately. 'He is groping her chest,' one online observer said. 'It is better to let a female apply CPR,' said another. While a third person added, 'Why is it necessary to press on her chest? How about just massaging her belly?' The incident further gained attention when the man expressed how bad he felt and how fearful he was after seeing the harsh comments, in an interview with the media, as reported by Jiupai News. 'I feel frightened. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now If I had known that I would be rebuked, I would not have taken the initiative to help. I am so bitterly disappointed,' Pan told the media. He said he did his best to place his hands correctly on the woman's sternum. 'If my CPR skills were wrong, the medical staff would have pointed it out. But so far no one has,' said Pan. A large number of people showed their support for Pan's helpful efforts online. A witness named Deng said, 'The situation was critical. No one thought about whether he had groped her chest or not." 'The woman fainted and lost consciousness. They saved her through their efforts,' said Deng. An online observer defended Pan and said, 'In such an emergency, saving life is the priority. There is no time to consider whether it should be a male or a female to save her.'
1News
12 hours ago
- 1News
'Loving relationship': Defence denies DeLuney fell out with mother
Julia DeLuney's defence says there's no evidence of a breakdown in the relationship between her and her mother, Helen Gregory, that would explain a murder. DeLuney is on trial at the High Court in Wellington charged with murdering the 79-year-old at her Khandallah home in January 2024, which she denies. The Crown finished its closing argument on Friday, arguing DeLuney had been stealing cash from her mother and then violently attacked her, leaving her dead or dying, perhaps following a confrontation about money. But defence lawyer Quentin Duff said there was no evidence of a breakdown in the relationship between DeLuney and her mother. There was only evidence, he said, of "an ordinary and loving relationship, albeit with its own problems". ADVERTISEMENT He asked the jury not to accept that they were being asked to decide that DeLuney had killed her mother, without knowing why. He argued the police investigation had failed to consider other suspects - by 7 February, it had narrowed down to DeLuney only. Helen Gregory. (Source: "Of course she should have been a suspect," Duff said. "In none of our cross examination have we criticised that." But he said there should have been two others - the first, a mysterious person who knocked on the door of a house further up the street that same night but left before the homeowner answered. The second was someone who left a coffee cup in a pot plant at Gregory's address, which Duff said was never investigated, and should have been. The Crown argued on Friday it was DeLuney who took that money, and she who put the idea of the handyman being the culprit in her mother's head. ADVERTISEMENT Duff drew the jury's attention to the "myth" of the attic fall, which had "perpetuated itself right throughout the way of this investigation, through to this trial". He said DeLuney had told them about the fall, but had never claimed that had been the cause of death - rather, the police had latched onto that, and worked to disprove it. "They were hellbent, you might think, on disproving and exposing Ms DeLuney for being a liar." He also accused the police of inserting themselves into the story, to make judgement calls on what DeLuney had done. But he said DeLuney's decisions made sense when you considered what we had heard about the people involved. The court heard that, on a past occasion, Gregory had fallen out of her bed - therefore, it made sense for DeLuney to put her on the floor. It heard her Gregory hated hospitals, and was scared of being put in a home. On top of that, DeLuney was scared of being blamed for letting her mother climb into the attic in the first place - so it made sense that she didn't call an ambulance. ADVERTISEMENT And it made sense, Duff said, that DeLuney would leave her mother to fetch her husband, Antonio - if the injury was minor, and all she needed was monitoring overnight, it would be "a load shared" to fetch someone who happened to know CPR, Duff said. "That's common sense." The defence's closing argument continues this afternoon.
South China Morning Post
15 hours ago
- South China Morning Post
China teacher gives CPR to collapsed woman on street, is accused of groping her
A man in China who performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a woman who collapsed in the street has been accused of groping her chest by online observers. The controversy drew added attention online after the man told the media he was disappointed and frightened by the derogatory comments, Jiupai News reported. The woman collapsed on a street in Hengyang, central Hunan province, on July 12. Initially, a female doctor from a local hospital carried out CPR on her. Pan, wearing the white baseball cap, got off his bicycle to come to the woman's aid. Photo: Weibo When the doctor became tired from massaging, she asked if anyone else was able to carry out the emergency procedure.
