Agenda item

This Council Meeting notes that cardiac arrest:

 

·           is a serious medical emergency where the heart stops pumping blood around the body;

·           leads to death within minutes unless treated immediately;

·           occurs out of hospital over 30,000 times each year;

·           can happen anywhere, at work, rest or play; and

·           has a UK survival rate of less than one in ten.

 

This Council Meeting further notes that:

 

·           every minute without cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation reduces the chance of survival by up to 10%;

·           performing CPR can double the chance of survival in some cases;

·           the British Heart Foundation (BHF) have identified the “Chain of Survival”, a sequence of steps that together maximise the chance of survival following a cardiac arrest; and

·           across the country, thousands of adults and schoolchildren have already participated in BHF lifesaver training schemes.

 

This Council Meeting believes that more people should be encouraged to seek this training so that they have the skills and confidence to act when they witness a cardiac arrest, improving survival rates and building a nation of lifesavers.

 

This Council Meeting further believes that councillors should lead by example and, where possible, they should undertake BHF lifesaver training.  To this end, arrangements have been made to enable all councillors to receive this training and free, 2-hour evening sessions will be organised this year.

 

This Council Meeting resolves:

 

·      to endorse the encouragement of the widest possible training in lifesaving skills;

·      to encourage all councillors to attend a BHF lifesaver training event; and

·      to encourage residents, local businesses and partner organisations to seek this training themselves.

 

Moved by:                  Councillor Laura Booth

Seconded by:            Councillor Tom McGee

MOVED AND SECONDED - This Council Meeting notes that cardiac arrest:

 

·         is a serious medical emergency where the heart stops pumping blood around the body;

 

·         leads to death within minutes unless treated immediately;

·         occurs out of hospital over 30,000 times each year;

·         can happen anywhere, at work, rest or play; and

·         has a UK survival rate of less than one in ten.

 

This Council Meeting further notes that:

 

·         every minute without cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation reduces the chance of survival by up to 10%;

·         performing CPR can double the chance of survival in some cases;

·         the British Heart Foundation (BHF) have identified the “Chain of Survival”, a sequence of steps that together maximise the chance of survival following a cardiac arrest; and

·         across the country, thousands of adults and schoolchildren have already participated in BHF lifesaver training schemes.

 

This Council Meeting believes that more people should be encouraged to seek this training so that they have the skills and confidence to act when they witness a cardiac arrest, improving survival rates and building a nation of lifesavers.

 

This Council Meeting further believes that councillors should lead by example and, where possible, they should undertake BHF lifesaver training.  To this end, arrangements have been made to enable all councillors to receive this training and free, 2-hour evening sessions will be organised this year.

 

This Council Meeting resolves:

 

·         to endorse the encouragement of the widest possible training in lifesaving skills;

·         to encourage all councillors to attend a BHF lifesaver training event; and

·         to encourage residents, local businesses and partner organisations to seek this training themselves.

 

AMENDMENT MOVED AND SECONDED - This Council Meeting notes that cardiac arrest:

 

·         is a serious medical emergency where the heart stops pumping blood around the body;

·         leads to death within minutes unless treated immediately;

·         occurs out of hospital over 30,000 times each year;

·         can happen anywhere, at work, rest or play; and

·         has a UK survival rate of less than one in ten.

 

This Council Meeting further notes that:

 

·         every minute without cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation reduces the chance of survival by up to 10%;

·         performing CPR can double the chance of survival in some cases;

·         the British Heart Foundation (BHF) have identified the “Chain of Survival”, a sequence of steps that together maximise the chance of survival following a cardiac arrest; and

·         across the country, thousands of adults and schoolchildren have already participated in BHF lifesaver training schemes.

·         an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)  delivers a high energy electric shock to a victim in Sudden Cardiac Arrest caused by  ventricular fibrillation to restore the heart’s normal rhythm. AEDs are compact, portable, easy to use and can be used on adults and children.

 

This Council Meeting believes that more people should be encouraged to seek this training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation so that they have the skills and confidence to act when they witness a cardiac arrest, improving survival rates and building a nation of lifesavers.

 

This Council Meeting further believes that councillors should lead by example and, where possible, they should undertake BHF lifesaver training.  To this end, arrangements have been made to enable all councillors to receive this training and free, 2-hour evening sessions will be organised this year.

 

This Council Meeting resolves:

 

·      to endorse the encouragement of the widest possible training in lifesaving skills both for adults and infants;

·      to encourage all councillors to attend a BHF lifesaver training event; and to encourage residents, local businesses and partner organisations to seek this training themselves;

·      to aim to place into its public facing estate eg schools, gyms, sports centres Public Access Defibrillators (PADs) which are kept in easy to access places;

·      to explore external sources of funding for CPR training and PADs; and

·       to encourage the pupils in the Authority’s maintained schools to undertake BHF life saver training.

 

AMENDMENT CARRIED

 

The amendment was then put as the substantive motion and it was

 

RESOLVED –  This Council Meeting notes that cardiac arrest:

 

·         is a serious medical emergency where the heart stops pumping blood around the body;

·         leads to death within minutes unless treated immediately;

·         occurs out of hospital over 30,000 times each year;

·         can happen anywhere, at work, rest or play; and

·         has a UK survival rate of less than one in ten.

 

This Council Meeting further notes that:

 

·         every minute without cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation reduces the chance of survival by up to 10%;

·         performing CPR can double the chance of survival in some cases;

·         the British Heart Foundation (BHF) have identified the “Chain of Survival”, a sequence of steps that together maximise the chance of survival following a cardiac arrest; and

·         across the country, thousands of adults and schoolchildren have already participated in BHF lifesaver training schemes.

·         an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)  delivers a high energy electric shock to a victim in Sudden Cardiac Arrest caused by  ventricular fibrillation to restore the heart’s normal rhythm. AEDs are compact, portable, easy to use and can be used on adults and children.

 

This Council Meeting believes that more people should be encouraged to seek this training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation so that they have the skills and confidence to act when they witness a cardiac arrest, improving survival rates and building a nation of lifesavers.

 

This Council Meeting further believes that councillors should lead by example and, where possible, they should undertake BHF lifesaver training.  To this end, arrangements have been made to enable all councillors to receive this training and free, 2-hour evening sessions will be organised this year.

 

This Council Meeting resolves:

 

·      to endorse the encouragement of the widest possible training in lifesaving skills both for adults and infants;

·      to encourage all councillors to attend a BHF lifesaver training event; and to encourage residents, local businesses and partner organisations to seek this training themselves;

·      to aim to place into its public facing estate eg schools, gyms, sports centres Public Access Defibrillators (PADs) which are kept in easy to access places;

·      to explore external sources of funding for CPR training and PADs; and

·       to encourage the pupils in the Authority’s maintained schools to undertake BHF life saver training.