Town to host free defibrillator training

A TOWN is set to host a free community training event on using defibrillators, on behalf of the ambulance service.

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Gillingham Bowling Club will be holding the session at 7pm on Monday, November 4, teaching residents how to use the life-saving apparatus. Gillingham fire station shared in a post: “On Monday 4th November 2024, the South Western Ambulance Service will be holding a free community training event at Gillingham Bowling Club, SP8 4QR, on how to use a defibrillator. “The session will start at 7pm and will last approximately 2 hours.

” It added: “Many thanks to Gillingham Bowling Club for the use of their venue. “A defibrillator is a portable device that can give a casualty's heart an electric shock, when it has stopped beating normally in a sudden cardiac arrest. “By using a defibrillator before an ambulance arrives, you can significantly increase someone's chance of survival.



” To book a place, contact 01747823588 or ..