A LIFE SAVER is now in place at Kenilworth Lions’ Furniture Store.
An automatic external defibrillator (AED) has been installed outside the front door of the Farmer Ward Road shop.
The equipment is available for any member of the public to use in a medical emergency, by ringing 999 112 and asking the call operator for the door unlocking code.
By using a defibrillator before emergency medical staff arrive, a person’s chances of survival can be improved considerably.
The AED has been installed and paid for by Kenilworth Lions, working in partnership with recently formed charity Kenilworth HeartSafe. It aims to deliver training and assistance in resuscitation techniques to all Kenilworth residents at the Abbey Medical Centre and to have a 24/7-accessible AED within 400 metres of every Kenilworth resident.
Lions president Graham Pemberton said: “The Lions have supported Kenilworth HeartSafe financially from the beginning, and many of our members have received the training they can provide.
“We are delighted to have been able to install an AED in an important location in Kenilworth, close to several sites of local employment and a popular walking route over the railway into the town centre.”
