A brand new defibrillator has been installed in Peasedown St John at the Red Post Inn. With the support of local publicans, the village now has one at each end, with the other installed recently at the Prince of Wales, Dunkerton.
B&NES Ward Councillor, Karen Walker, allocated over £800 from her Ward Initiative money to pay for the device to be installed. She said: “This is the fourth device of its kind to be installed in Peasedown. Defibrillators have proven to be life-saving, with more than 200 people a day suffering an unexpected cardiac arrest, and the chances of survival increasing by 50% with early defibrillation.
For every minute that passes, the chances of survival decrease by more than 20%. Defibrillators therefore need to be as common as fire extinguishers in all public places and work places.
“This location at The Red Post Inn is not only next to Bath Road, the main route into the centre, but is also adjacent to both the Recreation Ground and the Cricket Club. Both are used regularly by our local football, cricket and croquet teams, who may need to use the defibrillator in future.”
The other defibrillators are located outside the Co-op in the centre of the village and at Circle Hospital.