Waterhouses First Responders

Waterhouses Community First Responders

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Each year we get a generous grant from Lafarge Cement
Seen receiving the 2009 grant are Responders Alison & Tim, with Pauline & Liz by the ambulance

A Christmas Baby.

On a very snowy Christmas eve, we were called out to a lady who was about to give birth. The call came at 05:00am, as ambulance's became stuck in the snow our 4 x 4 came into its own. We arrived at the same time the leek paramedic, there was no chance of getting the patient to hostpital in time. The patient opted to have the baby delivered at home. Local knowlege was key as we knew of a local midwife who could help. Waterhouses 4 x 4 was used to bring her to the patient, just in time. The patient gave birth to a healthy baby boy.

New Defibrilator on its way.

With changes in procedures on the horizon, it is time to upgrade our defibrilator. With thanks to donations from local residents and businesses we are in a financial position to buy our new equipment. We are switching from our laerdal fr2 to cardiac science G3 pro. Our new kit will have ecg capabilities which will allow the responder to monitor the patients heart rhythm. This is a vital and life saving piece of kit.

The new defibrilator has been ordered, once it arrives, and after a few training sessions and set up procedures we hope to have it ready for use in early february.

Watch this space for further equipment developments

THE HUB

The Hub ( Waterhouses community bungalow) is the home of waterhouses first responders. We use the bungalow for storing spare equipment, a standby post, and for training sessions. It is excellent, warm and dry during the winter months. This also allows us to recruit new members from outside the village. This is a great partnership as in return we are supporting a local facility.