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
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...Heartstart & CPR/AED Courses
As part of our service to the Community, in 2017 the members of the Group carried out 24 free Heartstart and CPR/AED courses and trained 269 members of the public. In addition, at the 999 Event, we tr...read more...Polegate TC Presentation
The Mayor of Polegate Town Council presents a cheque to Richard Bradford, our Team Leader. The Council have helped us once again by donating £1000 towards the purchase of our life saving equipme...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...
- Twitter
23 JanRT @TelfordCFR: Good news from North of the border.
We’ll never stop saying it - Learn CPR! twitter.com/stvnews/status…
20 JanRT @ResusCouncilUK: If you witness a cardiac arrest, don't panic - just act. Follow in Gareth's foosteps: when his wife Christina colla… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
17 JanRT @agwalker01: In cases of cardiac arrest, time is everything. Community responders can save lives @GoodSamApp @AmbulanceVic theconversation.com/in-cases-of-ca…
15 JanRT @aboveanywater: It's wild out there, all waterways are flowing to capacity, keep your distance. If you see someone fall in, NEVER j… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
15 JanRT @sdnpa: A starling murmuration is perhaps one of winter's finest spectacles.
The Sussex Heritage Coast, stretching from E… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
15 JanRT @wmasjamesd: "Just send the 🤬 ambulance! "
Please do not shout/swear/threaten us when we are doing our best to help you and the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
15 JanRT @josephmooney: The importance of knowing CPR and bystander training twitter.com/NAS_NL_CEO/sta…
14 JanRT @GerrysMum: Big shout out to @SECAmbulance for getting me safely to hospital and explaining about my heart attack in such a sim… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
