Corwen and its surrounding community has benefited from the donation of another defibrillator!
We are proud to have been able to donate another Public Access Defibrillator to the village of Clawd Poncen, making a total of 4 PADs donated to the town of Corwen over the last few years, plus another to the village of Glyndyfrdwy, where our Head Office is based.
Defibrillators are vital to increase the chance of survival of someone suffering a sudden cardiac arrest. If a defibrillator is used within the first minute, the survival rate can be as high as 90%. If a defibrillator is used within the first 3-5 minutes, the likelihood of survival is roughly 74%, this proves that having a defibrillator close by really does make a huge difference.
The latest PAD was supplied via the Welsh Ambulance Service, who closely monitor the equipment and help to supply any ‘sundries’ it requires either due to use in an emergency or for any out-of-date parts.
Susan Edwards, Director at Ruth Lee said,
“We are really proud to supply another PAD to the town of Corwen from our social commitment fund, after a local resident Jonny Lawton, a community first responder for the Welsh Ambulance Service, and who has just won their Volunteer Community First Responder of the year award, approached us to see if we could help finance another. Our main aim as a business is to support professionals who save lives and therefore, we were only too happy to oblige.
This latest PAD is situated at Siop Julie, on Clawdd Poncen and will mean that the local people will be able to access a defibrillator much quicker in an emergency. We send our thanks to Siop Julie for agreeing to let us position the defib on their building.
If you are with someone who suffers a cardiac arrest, we encourage you to call 999 immediately and ask for the ambulance service. They have access to ‘The Circuit’ which tells them the location of the most local, working defibrillator.
Ruth Lee have now supplied 4 PADs in the town, and they are located on The Square, Corwen Memorial Park, In Maesafallen at the care home and the most recent in Clawdd Poncen. We have also placed one at the village hall in Glyndyfrdwy and we know that a number of these units have already been used more than once. We hope they continue to make a positive difference in an emergency to our local community.”
Managing Director Paul McDonnell went on to say,
“2017 was the inaugural year for our social commitment projects and we are proud that in a year that has been so difficult for so many, we have been able to continue to support the local community.
We started from humble beginnings as a family business and want to make sure that we hold onto the family values which have helped us succeed. As well as our local social commitment projects, we also run a project called Volunteer Heroes which offers support to the international volunteer rescue community and the vital work they do. I am proud of the team at Ruth Lee, and how we have pulled together in the pandemic, and of the contribution we are able to make to our community and our customers, who are heroes in every sense of the word.”
For further information, please contact our International Development Manager Sarah Hampson on 01490 413 282 or email sarah@ruthlee.com