Latest news with #defibrillator
BBC News
7 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Defibrillator installed on Everest by Oxted man saves climber
A Surrey man who installed a defibrillator which saved the life of an Everest climber has said it made the mountain climb the "most amazing thing I've ever done".David Sullivan from Oxted runs the Creating Lifesavers charity, which raises awareness of CPR and aims to install more defibrillators across efforts most recently led the 62-year-old to the Himalayas, where he installed a defibrillator at an altitude of 20,000 ft (6096 metres) .After returning two weeks ago, David said there were "tears of joy" when he learned the device had saved the life of a French climber whose heart had stopped. He said: "At 4am my phone pinged. I thought it was one of my children. But it came from a sherpa 20,000 ft up Mount Everest."Yes, there are tears of joy. Our defibrillator was activated to save a young French lady's life."Pemba, the sherpa who contacted David, said a young man from the Netherlands saw the defibrillator and used it with the help of an Austrian swift response paid off, with climber Cecile now recovering well in a Kathmandu believes this incident demonstrates that more defibrillators are needed across the said: "This makes every step going up Everest the most amazing thing I've ever done. To know we saved this young lady's life is a crazy feeling." Whilst in Nepal, David also gave multiple CPR classes and equipment to communities with no previous access to the training. Now back in the UK, he hopes to expand Creating Lifesavers' work and aims to rollout a new school course to pupils in founded the Kent-based charity seven years ago after losing four close friends to heart problems, all under the age of 46.
BBC News
24-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Worcestershire couple fit 50th defibrillator in friend's memory
A couple have completed their 50th community defibrillator installation in memory of a and Sonia Diamond were motivated to install the equipment across Worcestershire after Bert's best friend, Adam, died of a heart attack 15 years Diamond, an electrician, said there was no defibrillator nearby and he had "always believed it might have saved him".Working alongside a local volunteer group, the couple have so far helped deploy 27 potentially life-saving defibrillators in Evesham and are expanding their work further. Local charity Evesham Defibrillators helped to raise funds for the equipment, which was then fitted and tested free of charge by Diamond Electrical Installations."We're professional electrical installers, so this felt like a good way to give something back to the communities we're working in," Mrs Diamond have also been fitted in other areas of Worcestershire - in Barton, Church Lench, Worcester and couple are also replicating their community-first model in Gloucestershire and installed their first defibrillator there in Chipping are calling for councils, community groups, schools and businesses in the area to partner with them on the project."We've shown what's possible when local people pull together," Mr Diamond said."If communities can fund a defibrillator, we'll make sure it's safely installed and ready to go." Follow BBC Hereford & Worcester on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
24-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Defibrillator installed at animal sanctuary in Wolvey in son's memory
A family-run charity has installed a defibrillator at an animal sanctuary in memory of their animal-loving son, who died of a cardiac arrest at the age of Rees, from Wolvey in Warwickshire, collapsed and later died on New Year's Day in 2022. There was a defibrillator near the scene, but his friends soon realised it was locked inside a school, so they were unable to access then, the OurJay Foundation was set up by Jamie's family to fundraise and install defibrillators across Rugby, Warwickshire, and even further week, the charity installed a community defibrillator at the Nuneaton and Warwickshire Wildlife Sanctuary, on Oaston Road in Nuneaton. Jamie's mother and the chair of the OurJay Foundation, Naomi Rees-Issitt, said she was thrilled to be able to combine the ability to help people with helping animals through the installation of the defibrillator at the Rees-Issitt said: "One of Jamie's biggest passions and loves when he was with us was animals. "He loved foxes - we used to live in a village, and he walked the lanes to try and see foxes. "He had a passion for any animal. He used to rescue them. If he ever saw one in distress, he'd be the first to pull over and try to help."When visiting the sanctuary for the installation, Mrs Rees-Issitt told her husband: "It's somewhere Jamie would have absolutely loved to visit." Geoff Grewcock runs the sanctuary with his daughter, Emma said: "It is fantastic that two charities with saving lives at the heart of them can come together to provide something so crucial for the community."The process is simple. If the equipment is needed, just call 999 and read them the location on the box, and they will issue a code and instructions."Everyone in the town knows where the sanctuary is, so it couldn't be easier for people to access in the event of an emergency.""It was an absolute joy to work with Geoff and Emma," Mrs Rees-Issitt said. "We absolutely love to work with other charities. A lot wouldn't be able to afford to buy a defibrillator." So far, the OurJay Foundation has installed 259 defibrillators that are accessible to the community 24/7, alongside 60 in Snap Fitness gyms and 61 portable pitch-side defibrillators at sports Rees-Issitt said that so far, they were aware of 16 lives that had been saved through their defibrillators, as well as one life saved through one of their bleed kits, which are kept alongside the defibrillators, after a stabbing in one occasion, she received a bouquet of flowers from a woman who said the defibrillator had saved her mum's life. Follow BBC Coventry & Warwickshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Daily Mail
23-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
College athlete, 22, was full of life training at gym...but seconds later an unforeseeable tragedy struck
A fit female college student tragically died after suddenly collapsed while working out at the gym. Surveillance video showed Dayane de Jesus, 22, seated at an exercise machine Tuesday evening at the Forma Fitness gym in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As her fellow gym-goers worked out around her, de Jesus fell backward without warning as stunned witnesses rushed to her aid. Two men, including one later identified as a doctor, could be seen attempting to revive de Jesus before paramedics were called. The doctor reportedly requested a defibrillator, but the gym did not have one on site. De Jesus had a history of heart problems, her friends told TV Globo. Forma Fitness remained closed as part of the investigation. 'Regardless, if there is this congenital problem, we need to know whether the presence of the defibrillator could have prevented this death,' Rio de Janeiro Civil Police chief Angelo Lages told news outlet G1. A Rio de Janeiro state law passed in 2022 requires some locations, including gyms, to have portable defibrillators and staff must be trained to operate them. De Jesus attended the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, where she majored in international studies. She was set to graduate in June. In a statement, the school expressed 'its deepest condolences' after her death. 'We share with her family and friends the pain of this loss, and we are available to provide any support that may be necessary,' the university said. 'It is established that the institute will be in official mourning for the next three days.' 'She was already in her last year of college,' her friend Rafael D'Ávila told G1. 'I think she was a hard-working girl and a source of great pride for her parents, because she really was a great woman.'
BBC News
23-05-2025
- BBC News
Pedestrian dies in crash involving car in Leek
A man in has died in a crash involving a car and a pedestrian in were called at about 17:45 BST on Thursday to the junction of Selbourne Road and Cheddleton Road in Leek.A spokesperson for the ambulance service said bystanders performed CPR and a defibrillator was used, as the pedestrian was in cardiac receiving advanced life support, he was confirmed dead at the scene, they said. Follow BBC Stoke & Staffordshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
