CFR success stories

Just a few examples where Community First Responders really have made a difference:

Just two hours after a successful home birth, baby Joshua turned blue and went limp. Community First Responder, Mrs Greenfield was first on scene. The baby was successfully resuscitated.

Elizabeth Greenfield, 53, is a volunteer Community First Responder, in Ashington, near Horsham.

Eighteen-year-old Joe said: “I was at home watching television when my Dad walked through the door; he had his hands on his chest. I looked at him and knew he was having a heart attack”.

Joe had only just finished his training for the recently-launched Community First Responder scheme in his local village. He said: “I had the responder kit on me at the time; I knew what was going on, the training just kicked in”.