Great response in Touchwood

Community First Responders from Fastaid took to Touchwood, Solihull on Tuesday to raise awareness of the charity. As well as talking to local people the team also ran CPR demonstrations and instruction. Fastaid were joined by the British Heart Foundation with who they work very closely to provide Heartstart emergency life support courses to local community groups. Gym passes and bags kindly supplied by Virgin Active were also raffled off to raise vital funds for the charity.

Fastaid chairman Tim Atherton said “It is always great to talk to people about who we are and what we are doing in their local community and this was an ideal opportunity. Hopefully events like this are the only time most of the public will see us but if they are unfortunate to need an ambulance then one of our Community First Responders (CFR) could be there first. We are extremely grateful to Touchwood to their ongoing support of the charity. However, with it costing almost £2000 to equip and get a CFR on the road we are always looking for more help”

Fastaid is a charity working throughout Solihull in partnership with West Midlands Ambulance Service. They provide an emergency response to 999 calls where the incident is deemed to be life threatening and fast local intervention is needed. Responders are volunteers who are dispatched to calls within a few minutes of their home or place of work.

To find out more about Fastaid and how you can help visit their website www.fastaid.org.uk