London Ambulance Service - Save a Life in 5 minutes

The London Ambulance Service is at London Bridge train station today to show commuters how to do emergency CPR and to save a life using a defibrillator.

Trainers from the Service will be there with four resuscitation dummies and four training defibrillators to show how easy it is to save a life in five minutes.

Chairman Richard Hunt CBE, says: “We can show you the basics in five minutes – we’re not asking commuters for too much of their time.”

The event will be attended by Eddie McDermott, part of the onsite resuscitation team at London Bridge station. Eddie has successfully resuscitated eight people since the Service has installed and accredited defibrillators at the station. Eddie said: “Defibrillators are very easy to use – you have nothing to lose by learning and you could end up saving someone’s life.”

The event is part of the Service’s ‘Shockingly Easy’ campaign that launched on 1 May to get 1,000 extra defibrillators in shops, businesses and gyms across the capital to save more lives.

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