Eastnor Lodge based in Ledbury recently donated to Ledbury First Responders who are a team of dedicated volunteers, that respond to medical emergencies and provide support to our community, through awareness training. 

Part of the Hereford and Worcester Community First Responder Charity, the scheme in Ledbury has an operational area that stretches far from the town and out into the surrounding countryside parishes. 

Community First Responders are a group of volunteers, that are trained by the ambulance service to respond to medical and trauma emergencies within their community, whilst the ambulance is on route. 

The original reason community first responders were created, was to assist with the ambulance service response to cardiac arrest patients. This has now developed into a concise medical and traumatic trained response role. 

The CFR team are responded within a ten-mile radius of wherever they are on call, this allows a rapid response to patients, event without the use of blue lights. The local knowledge and awareness of the road network, allows our team to navigate to patients efficiently.

Alongside responding, the CFRs also undertake Community Education, and Fundraising for the charity. The donation from Eastnor Lodge has been used towards a Community Engagement Kit which consists of: 

1.      Community Training Manikins Adult + AED – 

2.      Community Training Manikins Child 

3.      Community Training Mankins Infant 

4.      Public Access Bleed Kit Trainer 

5.      First aid kit

This will enable Ledbury First Responders to provide training and support in the local community.

The picture shows L to R Scott Kibble – Ledbury CFR, Paul Finlay – Eastnor Lodge and Fran Thomas – Ledbury CFR with some of the kit the donation supported.

Further information can be found on the HWCFR website here https://www.hwcfr-ledbury.com/home