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Category: Defibrillator Articles

‘Healthy Heart Day’ at Grange Valley School

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At Grange Valley Primary School in Haydock on Wednesday 2nd July, Direct365 are running ‘Healthy Heart Day’! We’re presenting them with their new defibrillator, complete with adult and paediatric pads, plus providing training and Q&A throughout the day. The school have been fundraising and working hard to raise money, and also to highlight the importance […]

All Sports Centres Should Have Defibrillators

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At Direct365, we’re firm believers that life saving defibrillators should be readily available and much more accessible, wherever you are – at school, work, in public and eventually in the home. A Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) can happen anywhere and around 90,000 people each year in the UK die from it. Whilst a Sudden Cardiac […]

Here’s Why We Support Millie’s Dream

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You may be unsure of exactly what Millie’s Dream is, or indeed, who Millie is. It’s our pleasure to introduce you: Millie is a 6 year old girl with Arrhythmia (a condition affecting the rhythm at which the heart beats, be it too slow, too fast or irregular) who attends school at Rupert House, and is currently […]

Defibrillators for Schools

Defibrillators for Schools

How often do you check your first aid provisions, or know of the first aid provisions in your childs school? Do they simply have a little green box, locked in a cupboard, aside one of a few qualified first aiders? Is it kept in a room that hasn’t been opened since the new guy mistook […]

Life Saving Equipment in Public Places: The Need for a Defib

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Are cardiac arrests becoming more common or are we just hearing about them more in the news? In the UK we’re constantly being told that we’re overweight, unhealthy or not doing enough aerobic activity (cue Dr. Christian Jessen..) Although an unhealthy regime is a big contributing factor for cardiac arrests, it’s the young, fit and […]