Frinton First Responders

Community First Responders

We are volunteers from the community who are trained by the East of England Ambulance Service in basic life support including oxygen therapy and the use of a defibrillator. We provide the ambulance service with an immediate local response in cases where minutes can save lives – people with chest pains, breathing difficulties, choking or unconsciousness. In these instances the Emergency Operations Centre calls us (on a dedicated mobile phone) at the same time as they are despatching their emergency vehicle(s). Coupled with a CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) we can use our AED (automated external defibrillator) so restart someone’s heart. Once the ambulance crew arrives the First Responder hands the patient over, although there are times when the crew asks us to continue our treatment jointly with them.

We are recruiting new members.