Altonsyde

The importance of a defibrillator is well known to both Cory and I, Cory has been teaching First Aid for over 20 years and is a Director of the First Aid Training Co-operative. He has also provided free Defibrillator training for our local community and we host a Defibrillator on our house, Oran Mara, in Melvaig.

Not knowing where the defibrillators were located in Nairn, I knew I needed to find this out and share this information with my guests, for all of our safety.

I used the following website to find the locations. https://www.defibfinder.uk/

Unfortunatley not all defibrillators are accessible to the public or accessible 24/7

The British Heart Foundation website suggests that these defibrillators are: Nairn Sports Club, Straithnairn Beach Cafe, Nairn Community Fire Station, Nairn Community Centre, Sailing Club / front wall at the Harbour, Nairn Showfield.

Why is a defibrillator so important?

In the UK, there are 30000+ cardiac arrests outside hospitals each year, yet only 1 in 10 survive. Their chances of survival are greatly increased by bystanders doing CPR and using an AED or defibrillator. CPR alone is extremely unlikely to result in the survival of a casualty who has suffered cardiac arrest in a public place. The casualty needs both CPR and a shock from an AED, and if used within 3-5 minutes of a cardiac arrest, an AED can increase the casualty’s chances of survival by up to 50%.