Defibrillator

Joint project between We Make Footballers Milton Keynes, Fairfields Primary School, Fairfields Community Council and Barratt Homes Coming together for the community!

Local football coaching company We Make Footballers Milton Keynes, who were already working with Fairfields Primary School and Fairfields Community Council on the project, approached the housebuilder to see if it would be willing to assist with the installation of a defibrillator at the school.

The Community Council is paying £2 a day for five years for the rental of the unit, whilst Barratt Homes paid for the deposit. Fairfields Primary School is paying for the ongoing electricity and We Make Footballers funded the electric installation.

It is important that every community has quick access to a defibrillator in case of an emergency, with at least 12 young people between the ages of 12 to 35 years passing from undiagnosed cardiac conditions in the United Kingdom every week.

The defibrillator has been registered by Fairfields Community Council on the National Defibrillator Database for UK ambulance services hosted by British Heart Foundation, as well as on the local site for South Central Ambulance Service.

The unit has pads for adult and child patients and has fully vocal instruction so that it can be used by anyone on anyone should the need arise.

The defibrillator can be accessed in two ways. If someone is not on the development when they have an emergency, they can use the “Save a Life” app on their mobile phone, which will guide them to the nearest defibrillator position and this unit is registered on that site.

If someone is in Fairfields when calling an ambulance for a suspected heart attack, the emergency service will provide the code to open the box using the keypad so that valuable time can be saved.

Fairfields Primary School is located on Barratt Homes’ Fairfields development on Vespasian Road.