The Parish Council has organised a defibrillator familiarisation session on Tuesday 3rd March 2026 commencing at 6:30 p.m. in the Cornerstone Christian Centre, Swan Street, Evenwood, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 9RN. The Parish Council has paid for this session and the supplier has indicated "the more [attendees] the merrier", so an invitation is extended to all residents within the parish.
The session lasts 1.5hrs approx and is a full practical demonstration of the defib(s) (using a training device the same as the two defibrillator(s) for familiarity). It is not a hands-session (i.e he does do not ask attendees to stand at the front and perform CPR/Role-play, or use the defib, however they are welcome to if they want to), nor is it certificated training, it is a real-time demonstration and familiarisation session.
He also uses the latest in "manikin" technology to show clearly the effects of cardiac arrest and simulate blood flow when carrying out CPR – this all helps paint a clear picture of what happens during a cardiac arrest rescue and makes it easier for the public to understand.
The session overview is as follows:
*Means of access (i.e how to gain access if the defib is inside a locked cabinet)
*How to spot a Cardiac Arrest (C.A.) and the difference between a C.A and Heart Attack
*Fears, phobias and myths surrounding defibrillators including statistics
*Discussion of the defibrillator in your community
*Overview of ‘prompts’ of the defibrillator (the defibrillator will be turned on at this point so everything can be heard and seen)
*Slow time demo – a scenario involving the training defibrillator, talking to the audience step-by step
*Real time demo involving the defibrillator and "manikin" from start to finish.
Published: 21/01/2026 Published by: Evenwood & Barony Parish Council
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