Welcome to Eastbourne Area Community First Responders
What is a Community First Responder?
We are volunteers trained and dispatched by the South East Coast Ambulance Service to provide a First Response to 999 emergency calls that are close to where we live or work. The fact that we can be there quickly can be lifesaving. Our task is to manage the situation until the Paramedics arrive and then we form part of the team under their direction.
Heart Start Eastbourne provides FREE Emergency Life Support training for individuals, companies, clubs & groups in and around Eastbourne, East Sussex.
In just 2 hours you can learn how to save a life.
You can find full details on our website by clicking on this link -
www.heartstarteastbourne.co.uk/If you would like further information, please email by clicking on the address -
heartstart@eastbourneresponders.comWe offer another free course that covers the assessment of a patient, Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED).
No training is needed to use an AED but we have found that having the opportunity to use one gives confidence if the necessity arises.
CPR is an essential part of the course, as without the use of CPR an AED is unlikely
to be effective.Contact info@eastbourneresponders.com for further information.
Volunteer
Volunteer with us.
Being a Responder is a very rewarding experience. Please click 'read more' to see more information..
Alternatively, If you think this this is for you, contact recruit@eastbourneresponders.com
Fundraising
Fundraising Help Urgently Needed
It is always difficult for Responders to find time to assist with fundraising events because of their duty commitments. If you feel able to assist at such events, we would be delighted to welcome you.
Contact info@eastbourneresponders.com
Donate
Most would assume that our equipment would be provided by the Ambulance Service. but our equipment and running costs are paid for through our fundraising efforts, public donations, grants or support from local companies. We can only do the things we do through people like you.
For information please email our Treasurer - treasurer@eastbourneresponders.com
News
Learning Life-Saving skills
During 2019, we have held 33 Heartstart & CPR/AED Courses and trained 374 persons in Life Saving skills. This in addition to public events where more than 1500 people learned these skills. We hav...read more...British Heart Foundation Award
Celebrities say thank you to the UK's Heart Heroes at the British Heart Foundation awards evening. Polegate man awarded for quick first aid actions. Local man Dan Dunbar has been awarded a...read more...Restart a Heart
A campaign to help teach people how to administer CPR is being declared a success. East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, South East Coast Ambulance and Eastbourne Area Community First Resp...read more...CPR in Schools
The government has revealed plans to add first aid and CPR to the national school curriculum as part of wider Health Education Classes in England from 2020? ...read more...Eastbourne junior parkrun
On Sunday 25thMarch, junior parkrun held their inaugural event at the Wish Tower in Eastbourne. The warm-up was at Wish Tower Green and the run taking place along the seafront. We are proud to have he...read more...A Milestone
A Milestone has been passed. The Eastbourne Area Community First Responder have attended 6,000 calls since the Group's formation in 2009. . ...read more...999 Display
Eastbourne Responders were present at this year's 999 Event and were engaged in teaching life saving skills to as many people as possible. The emphasis was on CPR and the goal was to teach at lea...read more...5 year old saves his brother's life
Oliver Bevans, who lives near Cheadle, Staffordshire, used first aid training taught at school to hit three-year-old brother Stanley on the back three times to dislodge a meatball that was choking him...read more...
- Twitter
20 JanRT @KnackeredPara: We in the NHS are no super heroes, we are just as vulnerable to the virus as everyone else. We are losing loved one… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
20 JanRT @DavidWellsHoCE: @SECAmbulance CFRs continue to support our staff with Welfare provision, vaccine centre support, logistics and resp… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
19 JanRT @AsminaC: Over the last few days, I’ve spoken to friends, family & colleagues who are all finding they are struggling more &… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
15 JanRT @NCINewhaven: Absolutely amazing! I always carry my phone to sea in one of these. twitter.com/RNLI/status/13…
31 Dec@andycooper01 Congrats Andy. A real priviledge to have you as part of Team Eastbourne Area Community First Responders.
28 DecRT @ItsBenHooper: Infection rates are still rising. When will people open their eyes and realise that this pandemic is not going to g… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
24 DecRT @warwicksmith: It's gone 10pm, but I can tell you that even after a full day of work some of your local NHS staff have volunteered… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
11 DecRT @SECAmb_SCFRTL: Awesome to get to this point and redeploy custom welfare vans to support our @SECAmbulance crews. Thanks to all the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
