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East Haven residents want beach lifeline after local tragedies

East Haven residents want help to prevent any further deaths from cardiac arrest
East Haven residents want help to prevent any further deaths from cardiac arrest

An Angus village is launching a major fundraising drive for a community defibrillator and lifesaving telephone system.

East Haven Together’s Crowdfunder UK bid will go live on Monday to raise £5,600 for a defibrillator, emergency 999 phone and a Village Emergency Telephone System (VETS) which will be provided by the Community Heart Beat Trust.

The group’s Wendy Murray said: “Over the past 30 years at least four residents have died of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) and three of those died on the beach.

“Had a community defibrillator been available the outcome may have been very different.

“Although there are only 100 residents in East Haven, thousands of people pass through the village every year increasing the risk of somebody experiencing a sudden cardiac arrest.

“The Scottish Ambulance Service aim to respond to up to 75% of cardiac arrests within eight minutes but this may be too late to restart the heart.

“To make matters worse, in East Haven, paramedics experience delays as they try to locate areas within the village and access properties on the south side of the railway bridge.”

BT have agreed East Haven Together can adopt the village phone box and convert it in to a public access community defibrillator point.

A review has identified not a single telephone call has been made from the box during the last 12 months but a phone will be retained to make 999 calls.

The Village Emergency Telephone System (VETS) is an additional service which will provide the a single telephone number to access help for an East Haven resident or visitor in an emergency.

A user dials 999 and then the VETS number which immediately rings out to 10 designated good samaritans in the village simultaneously.

When one of the designated indivduals accepts the emergency call the nine other phones stop ringing.

Wendy said: “A third of all 999 calls are from lone rescuers, so getting help to them quickly is important.

“In East Haven, 22% of householders live alone so the VETS number will provide added support and reassurance.

“The responder could be asked to help in a number of ways.”

Over the years, paramedics have experienced repeated difficulties locating properties and casualties in East Haven.

Donate by going to

http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/east-haven-defibrillatorand-vets-scheme