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St Albans Judo Club has
teamed up with the East of England Ambulance Service and the British
Heart Foundation to provide free emergency life support training
to the community.
The Clubmark bronze outfit,
who formed in 1950, will deliver the British Heart Foundation’s
Heartstart scheme, an independent lifesaving programme which has
already equipped 2.6 million people with emergency life support
skills (ELS).
The Heartstart scheme includes
skills such as assessing an unconscious patient, performing cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR) and helping someone that maybe having a heart
attack.
St Albans’ honorary secretary
Claire Lish said: “We were doing a review of all of our first
aid provision at the club and my husband Matthew is a State Registered
Paramedic and HSE/OFQUAL First Aid Trainer. As a part of
this review he thought it would be great to get involved in Heartstart
and teach all of our members the essential skills to save a life,
and to reach out to the local community.
“As a Heartstart organisation we have
already trained an army of club volunteers to instruct members
of the public in the vital skills to save lives. We are in fact
the largest group in Hertfordshire. The courses we can run
are suitable for ages 8 years and upwards, and we also have a
schools pack that we use for the youngsters.”
The club will host a launch
event on Saturday 26 February with an open morning starting at
11am followed by the club’s first Heartstart course at 2pm.
“We are delighted to announce
our launch event and encourage everyone to bring along their friends
and family,” said Claire.
“This month is the 50th
Anniversary of the British Heart Foundation, and so we are very
excited to be involved, hopefully raise some funds, and also welcome
the local community to our club.
“We also hope to cascade
this throughout the judo community - so if clubs are interested
in becoming Heartstart groups, we would be delighted to share
our experiences.”
The free event will also
feature a judo workshop which will be led by the club’s instructors.
To book your place please
contact the club on 07714 456275.
St Albans Judo Club train
at Bernards Heath, AL3 5AY on a Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and
Friday. For training times and more information please visit www.stalbansjudo.org.uk
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