Defibrillators

Crewe Town Council has purchased several defibrillators which have been sited across Crewe in order to help save lives in the event of a cardiac arrest. We have collated a full list of available defibs within the Crewe town boundaries (with 24/7 access), see the locations listed below.

If you have a medical emergency, call 999 for further guidance and the access code. You can learn how to use a defib by watching this video:

https://vimeo.com/557677120/e7524918c5

Cardiac arrest facts – did you know?

• Less than one in 10 people survive a cardiac arrest
• One of the main reasons for this is the lack of action from bystanders before ambulance crews arrive
• Defibrillation within five minutes can result in survival rates as high as 70%

Source: North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust (NWAS)

Bleed kits

All of the Crewe Town Council owned defibs also contain bleed kits, which have been funded by Cheshire East Council. Did you know that a person can bleed to death in as little as 4 minutes? When a catastrophic injury occurs, time is of the essence. That’s why Emergency Bleed Control Kits are designed to help the public step in and save lives before paramedics arrive and can be used by anyone without the need for specific training.

Each kit contains:

• Gloves
• Medical shears
• Haemostatic gauze to pack a wound
• A chest seal
• Trauma dressing
• Tourniquet (to stop blood flow and loss)

You can find out how to use the kits here.

List of defibs (Crewe Town Council owned defibs in bold)

From time to time, Crewe Town Council allocates funding to purchase defibs for the benefit of the Community. Defibs are not assigned on an application basis, they are located where gaps have been identified and where they will do most good.