🎄💙 EVERY HEART CAN MISS A BEAT – EVEN AT CHRISTMAS! 🎄❤️
 Santa's sleigh has a very special addition this Christmas… a lifesaving defibrillator! ❤️⚡
Today we've officially unveiled another community defibrillator, this time at The Children's Family Trust, South Church Enterprise Park, Bishop Auckland (DL14 6WA).
It's another fantastic example of two charities working together to make a real difference within the local community.
When Hannah from The Children's Family Trust contacted MISSEDABEAT, she was really keen to ensure their defibrillator could be installed externally, making it accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, not just to their own team but to everyone working on or visiting the surrounding business park.
And that's exactly what we've achieved! đź‘Ź
❤️ WHY THIS LOCATION IS SO IMPORTANT
What's particularly important about this installation is that, from the information we checked on The Circuit, this is now the only registered 24/7 publicly accessible defibrillator on this business park.
The nearest other registered defibrillator is at The Manor pub, approximately 400 metres away.
Now, 400 metres might not sound very far, but there's something those distance figures don't tell you.
There's a bypass separating these locations!
That means what looks like a relatively short distance on a map could actually involve a considerably longer journey to safely reach the defibrillator and return with it.
And when someone suffers a cardiac arrest, every second counts.
This is exactly why having a defibrillator directly on the business park, accessible around the clock, is so important.
🎄 A DEFIBRILLATOR ISN'T JUST FOR CHRISTMAS!
As you can see from the photographs, we've even managed to incorporate the defibrillator into Santa's sleigh as part of their wonderful Christmas display!
But while the Christmas decorations might only be here for a few weeks, the defibrillator will be there all year round, ready to help save a life whenever it's needed.
❤️ AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY WHILE WE WERE THERE…
Whenever we install a new defibrillator, I always like to check what other devices are available nearby.
While visiting The Children's Family Trust, I checked DefibFinder and noticed that the defibrillator at The Manor pub was showing as unavailable.
What made this particularly interesting was discovering that the device had actually been activated just ONE HOUR before my visit! ❤️⚡
This is another community defibrillator that MISSEDABEAT installed almost two years ago, and one that has been activated several times since its installation.
I immediately contacted Sheila, the volunteer guardian at The Manor, who confirmed she was planning to visit the pub later that evening to check the device, update the system and let me know the outcome.
And this highlights something incredibly important.
Installing a defibrillator is only the beginning. Making sure it's checked, maintained and ready for the next emergency is just as important.
Without dedicated volunteers like Sheila, who give up their own time to look after these lifesaving devices, the work we do would be so much harder.
And let's not forget the customers and supporters of The Manor who regularly contribute to our MISSEDABEAT charity collection boxes.
Every donation, no matter how small, helps us continue maintaining these lifesaving devices and keeping our communities safer. 💙❤️
đź‘Ź A BIG THANK YOU!
A huge thank you to Hannah and everyone at The Children's Family Trust for recognising the importance of making their defibrillator accessible to the wider community.
And another big thank you to James and the team at Pinpoint Electrical for overseeing the electrical work required to get this latest installation completed.
It's another example of what can be achieved when organisations work together.
And what a reminder today has been of why we do what we do.
While we were unveiling one defibrillator, another we'd installed nearby had been called upon in an emergency just an hour earlier.
You really couldn't ask for a clearer reminder of why these devices matter.
Because a cardiac arrest doesn't choose a time, a place or a season.
Whether it's Christmas Day or the middle of summer, having a defibrillator available could make all the difference. ❤️
💙❤️ MISSEDABEAT – Every heart can MISS A BEAT.
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