By Dan Walsh
New Ross Civil Defence and the National Ambulance Service (NAS) have come together to establish a CFR (Community First Responders) Group within New Ross town.
The group will go ‘live’ from next Monday, January 20th and will respond to calls received from the National Ambulance Service.
The group consists of trained volunteers from both organisations who will respond to cardiac arrest and choking incidents within New Ross town.
The group is made up of volunteers who are trained in first aid and the CFR group has been fully supported by the National Ambulance service, who scheduled scenario training events which may be encountered while responding.
Jonathan Lynch from the National Ambulance Service said; “The National Ambulance Service is delighted to work with Wexford Civil Defence to bring a community first responder scheme to New Ross town.
“We are grateful to the volunteer members who have given so freely of their time in preparation for this and upon activation will join over 300+ other first responder schemes nationwide in responding to cardiac emergencies within the community in support of the Ambulance Service.”
The volunteers will be alerted to calls by NAS via a mobile application, once two volunteers are available, they will respond utilising the existing AEDs which are located around New Ross town. The volunteers will respond to calls within the New Ross area, to include the town and immediate surrounding areas.
If anyone is interested in joining the Group, please contact Peter O’Connor, Civil Defence Officer, email cdo@wexfordcoco.ie
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