Areas to get new defibrillators and bleed kits

A number of new devices are to be installed in Hampshire in an effort to save lives during medical emergencies.

Up to six public defibrillators, to be used during cardiac arrests, will be purchased for parts of Farnborough and Aldershot.

About £10,000 will be spent on the devices, which will be put in places where existing coverage is deemed inadequate.

Rushmoor Borough Council also said it would work with local pubs to help them fund bleed kits in areas where anti-social behaviour was often reported.

Containing bandages and tourniquets, the kits can be used to provide emergency first aid to someone suffering from a life-threatening injury, like a stabbing.

There are currently about 140 defibrillators across the borough, according to the council.

They can be used alongside resuscitation or CPR to give the best chance of survival and are designed to be used by anyone, without the need for training.

A call to 999 is usually required before they can be accessed.

Rushmoor Borough Council said it would support work to co-ordinate daily checks of the new defibrillators and provide awareness training sessions.

Ongoing costs would need to be covered by community organisations, it added.

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