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St John gifts lifesaving device to marae in Murupara
15 Mar, 2021 10:16 PM
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St John s Dione Cobb (left), Tipapa Marae s Cecelia Walker and St John s Tania Joe with the marae s new lifesaving device. Photo / Supplied
Rotorua Daily Post
The chances of surviving a cardiac arrest have been boosted for the community surrounding Tipapa Marae in Murupara, with the gift of a new automated external defibrillator (AED).
The lifesaving device presented by St John is the latest of 28 AEDs donated by ASB and Philips to support efforts by St John to improve cardiac arrest survival rates in New Zealand.
St John s Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) registry, released last week, revealed last year, St John Ambulance treated more than 2000 people for a cardiac arrest in the community, with only 31 per cent of those surviving to hospital arrival.
Two sponsored defibrillators find homes in Whanganui
10 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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Faith City Pastor Ben Hoyle and Faith City administrator Christine Waitai-Ratana with their new on-site defibrillator. Photo / Supplied
Faith City Pastor Ben Hoyle and Faith City administrator Christine Waitai-Ratana with their new on-site defibrillator. Photo / Supplied
Whanganui Chronicle
Two new defibrillators have been gifted to the Whanganui community to improve cardiac arrest survival rates.
They have been installed at Caroline s Boatshed Bar and Eatery and Faith City Church by St John in partnership with ASB and Philips.
St John s Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) Report, released on Wednesday, March 10, showed St John Ambulance treated more than 2000 people for a cardiac arrest in the community, with only 31 per cent of those surviving at hospital arrival.
Cardiac arrest survivor Elizabeth Andrews thanks St John ambulance staff who helped save her life in December.
Elizabeth Andrews doesn t remember being saved on December 8. Andrews suffered a sudden cardiac arrest at her Invercargill home. She was found unresponsive by her daughter Hannah McLeod, who started CPR before off-duty intensive care paramedic Alex Mihalcea arrived after being alerted through the GoodSAM App. Soon after that, St John staff Jason McVie, Sam Hook, and Shelley Klempelreached the house to take over.
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Invercargill woman Elizabeth Andrews reunites with St John Ambulance staff from left, Shelley Klempel, Alex Mihalcea, Jason McVie, and Sam Hook who helped save her life after she suffered a cardiac arrest in December.