• Introduction
• Phase 1
• Phase 2
• Phase 3

Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Programme

Llandudno Rotary revives 25% of the area's emergency 
Community Public Access Defibrilators (CPADs) 

Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrests (OHCAs) present a significant public health challenge, with timely intervention proving crucial in improving survival rates.  In the UK, there are approximately 60,000 cardiac arrests annually. Resuscitation is attempted in only about half of these, but fewer than 1 in 10 survive. 

Many people who collapse with cardiac arrest can be saved if people nearby:

- recognise what has happened

- call for an emergency ambulance immediately  

- start and continue cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) – especially chest compressions

- use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) to shock the heart back to its normal rhythm.

The use of an AED increases the chance of survival 

Every minute of delay reduces the chance of survival by 10%.

Across the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board there has been 2,400 incidents of OHCA where the use of a defibrillator may have been instrumental in saving lives.

HOW IS ROTARY HELPING

Imagine Llandudno' Rotary's reaction when we found that 25% of Llandudno's Community Public Access Defibrillators (CPAD) where not available for use due to lack of maintenance.

We jumped into action liaising with NHS Save a Life Cymru (part of the Welsh Ambulance Service) we advertised for volunteers to help some of our members check and maintain the devices not in use.

Within a month we had recruited volunteers, - our CPAD Guardians, held a training session and registered with the British Heart Foundation's TheCircuit application in order to record Rotary as managing the CPAD devices. 

We then visited each device with our CPAD Guardians, replaced out of date pads and checked each device was  ready for service, updated the records used by the emergency services so that all these devices are now available to members of the public in an emergency.  A big THANK YOU to our volunteer Guardians. 

Join us today and become a Rotary CPAD Guardian and help save lives.

Register HERE to be a CPAD Guardian.

Adopting the management responsibility for an additional 25% of the defibrillators comes with a cost for keeping the pads and batteries up to date, if you would like to help and wish to sponsor a defibrillator please contact Llandudno Rotary HERE with your contact details and we will get back to you. .

Or your donation will help us to adopt more or move on to phase 2 and 3 sooner. To donate click on the button below.

We are not stopping there! - WHAT'S NEXT?

Phase 1 of our initiative focused on adopting 25% of the CPAD devices, which were unavailable in case of emergency in Llandudno. 

Llandudno Rotary is working to enhance CPAD Management, Community Readiness, and Lifesaving Capability Across all the council Wards of our communities.- Phase 2 and 3 are aimed at strengthening the community’s response to cardiac emergencies

Phase 2 will focus on community awareness of cardiac arrest.

In 2026 Rotary will be focused on provision of CPR and AED training in schools, clubs, businesses,  areas of high footfall and higher levels of occupation by people of 65+ years..

>We hope to extend the defibrillator training to every residential home in the area. It is free to everyone who attends and will possibly provide you with the ability to one day save someone's life.  No need to be afraid, you can save lives whether you are 10 or 90+ years old.

Phase 3 will include a strategic review of Automated External Defibrillator (AED) provision within each ward of Llandudno. Made up of three stages

1. A survey of the town for any AEDs that are not registered on TheCircuit and thus made available to members of the public
    
2. Identify where provision of AEDs is poor and discus with local councilors for each ward how we can increase the numbers
    
3. Develop a plan for rolling out more devices by liaising with the community, town planners funders and other organisations
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4. Recruit more Rotary CPAD Guardians.