![<p>Paul and Kirsty can be found out and about on the Reading Dynamic Response Vehicle each month as part of the extended team of CFR volunteers from across the Reading area who provide their time to man this vehicle. The DRV carries additional clinical resources to incidents which aren’t available […]</p>](https://www.lowerearleyresponders.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/paul_kirsty_wide.png "Paul & Kirsty staff the DRV")
![<p>Why not donate your first new five pound note to the South Central Ambulance Charity to help support your local CFRs. Did you know: – It costs £10 to supply a T-Shirt uniform to a CFR – Replacement AED pads cost £18 – A phone and pager for a year […]</p>](https://www.lowerearleyresponders.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/14492563_1117327728347830_1175939765062278266_n.png "Donate your new fiver")
About Us
We are a group of volunteers working with South Central Ambulance responding to 999 emergency life threatening calls within an 8 minute radius of our homes. We will often arrive ahead of an ambulance and are trained in preserving life through CPR, use of an AED and Oxygen.
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Call Count February 2017
During February we attended a total of 11 calls as follows:
| Breathing Problems | 2 |
| Cardiac | 0 |
| Stroke/Neuro | 0 |
| Medical | 0 |
| Bleeding | 0 |
| Chest Pain | 1 |
| Trauma | 0 |
| Allergic Reaction | 1 |
| Stand down | 3 |
| Abdominal Pain | 1 |
| Other | 3 |
| Total Calls | 11 |
Call Count January 2017
During January we had a total of 15 calls including:
| Analysis Count | |
| Breathing Problems | 2 |
| Cardiac | 0 |
| Stroke/Neuro | 0 |
| Medical | 1 |
| Bleeding | 0 |
| Chest Pain | 1 |
| Trauma | 1 |
| Allergic Reaction | 1 |
| Stand down | 2 |
| Abdominal Pain | 0 |
| Uncategorised | 10 |
| Total Calls | 18 |
£1000 Grant Received
Monday 9 January 2017 we kindly received a grant of £1000 from Persimmon Homes Community Champion Scheme as a match funding for a new Responder Kit. This kit will enable our scheme to provide more hours on-call and support a greater number of volunteers. Each kit contains life-saving equipment including a Automated External Defibrillator, Oxygen and dressings, along with a Phone and Pager with GPS tracking linked to the Ambulance Emergency Operations Centre.
Call Count December 2016
We had 22 calls during december including:
Allergic reaction
Fitting
Fall
Heart attack/cardiac x4
Medical illness x3
Collapse x3
Chest Pain x4
Diabetic
Unconscious x2
Asthma
Breathing difficulties
Call count November 2016
We had 11 calls during November (6 were on 1 day!)
Calls included:
Breathing difficulties
Chest Pains
Possible sepsis
Possible meningitis
Fitting
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Call count October 2016
1x Red call for chest pain (cardiac)
3x Red call for breathing difficulties
1x stand down (re-routed to another call)
Paul & Kirsty staff the DRV
Paul and Kirsty can be found out and about on the Reading Dynamic Response Vehicle each month as part of the extended team of CFR volunteers from across the Reading area who provide their time to man this vehicle. The DRV carries additional clinical resources to incidents which aren’t available to all CFRs.
Donate your new fiver
Why not donate your first new five pound note to the South Central Ambulance Charity to help support your local CFRs.
Did you know:
– It costs £10 to supply a T-Shirt uniform to a CFR
– Replacement AED pads cost £18
– A phone and pager for a year cost £200
– To train and equip a CFR costs £2000
– To purchase a dedicated scheme vehicle costs £10000-£20000 depending upon specification
Call Count September 2016
We have attended the following in our area
1 Red call for paediatric breathing difficulties
1 Red call for breathing difficulties
2 Red calls for head injury
1 Red call for allergic reaction
Whilst out on the Dynamic Response Vehicle we have attended:
1 Red call for breathing difficulties