Bishops Stortford Community First Responder Group

Alan and James had a great morning at Bishop’s Stortford College today, as they have kindly chosen to raise money for us through their charity day.

Thanks to the ‘person’ that stole one of our magnetic signs from a responders car at Tesco this evening!
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We’re still after donations please to keep us responding.

Help raise £3000 to fund life saving equipment as we continue to respond to local medical emergencies on behalf of East of England Ambulance Service. Weʼre raising money to fund life saving equipment as we continue to respond to local medical emergencies on behalf of East of England Ambulance Service.. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.

Thank you so much to those who have donated to us in the last 24 hours. It’s much appreciated.

Today James had the pleasure of meeting up with Robert who last year suffered a sudden cardiac arrest.

Tonight we got together at The Harvest Moon to welcome our new responder Sofia to the team 🍸

If you’re not aware all CFR groups have to self fund for the majority of the kit they carry. Unfortunately, these items don’t last forever and need replacing every few years, which can sometimes be challenging. On top of this we have uniform costs, which can include wear and tear.
You can however donate to us using the following link, where you can choose to donate to the Bishop’s Stortford CFR group in the ‘message’ section. Any donations will be gratefully received.

https://shorturl.at/imuJ0

We’re calling on our amazing community to come and help us locate the missing defibrillator. It appears our trusty defibrillator that is located outside Hoddesdon Library has pulled a disappearing act after its last life-saving performance!

We completely understand that this could be a mistake from the most recent users. So if you were the recent superhero who borrowed our defib or you just happened to witness its grand exit, help us out!

Give this post a share, spread the word, and let's bring our defibrillator back home where it belongs – ready to save the day once again!

Merry Christmas from the Bishop’s Stortford CFR team. As usual we’ll have a responder available all days over the festive period and New Year🎄

Below is Alison’s story, a Bishop’s Stortford resident who we responded to along with the Essex and Herts Air Ambulance Trust.

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Whilst Caroline has been covering Bishop’s Stortford today, James has been out in the West Essex CFR car attending jobs in Stansted and the surrounding area.

Our community first responders (CFRs) are volunteers who are trained by us to attend certain types of emergency calls in the area where they live or work.

Want to volunteer?

Visit: https://www.eastamb.nhs.uk/join-the-team/community-first-responders

Today our CFR Alan got to meet up with Alison who survived an out of hospital cardiac arrest. The team involved on the day got to meet Alison’s family at the Essex and Herts Air Ambulance base at North Weald.
Well done Alan!

Did you know?

We are officially using the what3words app to help find patients in an emergency who might not know their location.

Download the app today – you never know when you might need it .

Our service is under extreme pressure with many ambulances delayed outside hospitals and high call volumes. To help us respond effectively we have increased our escalation state across the trust.

Please support us by using our services wisely and only calling for life-threatening illnesses and injuries.

📷 photo: Henry Zhao

Last night the team attended an updated training session on wounds and bleeding to help us manage catastrophic bleeds.

This week is Volunteer’s Week! If you fancy helping others why not become a Community First Responder?
Follow the link below for more details…

https://www.eastamb.nhs.uk/join-the-team/community-first-responders

Community first responders How can you become a community first responder (CFR) with us?

Interested in volunteering as a community first responder (CFR)?

If you have 5 minutes spare, fill out our form to see if we are recruiting in your area 👉 https://bit.ly/3epiUvV

We’ll be at this event at Stortford Fields on Saturday with local police. If you’re interested in becoming a CFR feel free to come and talk to us and grab some info.

RIP Prince Phillip

As usual we’ll be available to support the ambulance service all over the festive period including Christmas Day.
Merry Christmas to you all and let’s hope for a brighter 2021.

Today we’ve two CFR’s available, so whilst Mark has Stortford covered, James is on standby up at Saffron Walden.