Non league club Ringmer AFC highlights the importance of a defibrillator after a player collapses mid-game at the weekend.
Ringmer AFC said in a tweet on Sunday: “Today we encountered one of the most serious incidents we have experienced at the football club. During the vets fixture one of the opposition players collapsed, stopped breathing and did not have a pulse. Our club defibrillator was used to get his heart going again.
“The actions of Ed Hall, Matt Lloyd, Kane Black, Danny Mizon and Andrea Stratford before the ambulance crew arrived without a doubt saved his life.
“A credit to them all who have done the club extremely proud today.
“We are glad to hear that Nelson is in a stable condition and on the road to recovery.
“By sharing this we hope that other clubs consider getting a defibrillator installed if they don’t have one already because we can vouch for it first hand that they save lives.”
Today we encountered one of the most serious incidents we have experienced at the football club. During the vets fixture one of the opposition players collapsed, stopped breathing and did not have a pulse. Our club defibrillator was used to get his heart going again.
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— Ringmer AFC (@RingmerAFC) September 17, 2023
We are glad to hear that Nelson is in a stable condition and on the road to recovery.
By sharing this we hope that other clubs consider getting a defibrillator installed if they don’t have one already because we can vouch for it first hand that they save lives.
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— Ringmer AFC (@RingmerAFC) September 17, 2023
@dancody79 replied: “Our teams from South East Coast Ambulance & @SECAmb_CCP attended. There is no doubt that bystanders who knew & were willing to start CPR, and the availability of a public access defibrillator saved Nelson’s life. Well done to all involved & to the club. Wishing Nelson a speedy recovery.”
If you haven’t got one at your club, check out the Football Foundation Premier League Defibrillator Fund.
This is an investment from the premier league to install automated external defibrillators (AED) and external storage cabinets at thousands of grassroots football facilities, aimed at helping save the life of someone experiencing a sudden cardiac arrest.
The Premier League Defibrillator Fund will support the installation of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) and External Storage Cabinets at thousands of grassroots football facilities currently without an easily accessible device on site.
The Fund will see more than 2000 sites benefit from this investment. Once installed, the AEDs will be accessible, if required, to an estimated 1.5m people that use these facilities per season.
Going forward, the Premier League is working with partners at The FA and Sport England to ensure that facilities funded by the Football Foundation incorporate this equipment in the future.
Eligible organisations
The Fund is open to:
– Football Foundation Funded facilities that are currently without an easily accessible Automated External Defibrillators (AED), available to the public 24 hours a day on site
– Affiliated grassroots clubs who own or operate their own facilities and are currently without an easily accessible Automated External Defibrillators (AED) on site
– Clubs that play at Steps 5 and 6 of the FA National League System, currently without an easily accessible Automated External Defibrillator (AED) at the ground at which they play
– Clubs that play at Tiers 3 and 4 of the FA Women’s Football Pyramid, currently without an easily accessible Automated External Defibrillators(AED) at the ground at which they play*
*An easily accessible AED is defined as an AED which can be reached and returned from within 200m of the pitch to assist a person suffering a sudden cardiac arrest
Requirements
Each grant recipient will be required to:
– Have at least one person successfully complete The FA Education’s free online Sudden Cardiac Arrest course
– The facilities will be instructed on how to register their device with the emergency services so any member of the public can access the equipment, and given guidance on how to update their emergency action plan
Please read more on this, the FAQs, and how to apply by clicking HERE!
Twitter users reacted as the non league club highlights the importance of a defibrillator after a player collapses mid-game…
@leedsthat: This is so great to hear. Well done to everyone involved. Get well soon
@Kearns_Richard_: Great work by everyone that was involved. Very pleasing to know he’s stable. Essential pieces of kit and amazing people make the difference
@antjupp999: Well done to everyone involved. Let’s hope a defibrillator becomes mandatory for football from the Fa. Before players are paid to play, or enough seats in the stands that no one sits in, let’s have the health & safety covered first. Hope a full recovery is made. Well done again.
@JoshGreenTweets: Well done to all, definitely need more defibs across the country for incidents like this!
@jermainebecks83: Well done everyone! Hopefully Nelson has a quick and full recovery 🙏🏽
@MrChrisFoy: Well done to those involved. Wishing Nelson a healthy recovery
@FulhamHarv: Brilliant stuff guys, I hope Nelson makes a full recovery. I think it should be mandatory that every club has a defibrillator as part of their standard matchday kit and its use is part of the first aid course. The FA need to support the funding of this to make it happen.
@AndyFrankling: Amazing work. Well done to all involved. Pleased to hear Nelson is on the mend.
@FinlayJohn93: Amazing work guys!!! This just proves how important defibs are in important locations and especially at football clubs
@MartinGander: Well done to all involved. Hope you never have to use the defibrillator this shows how important it is to have one available. Hope he makes a full and swift recovery. #SCFL
@DonnyNo6: Great job all involved. I’ve unfortunately been in the same situation several times both in a match and a work place environment. 👏👏👏
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