Welsh charity trains almost 3000 people for free in lifesaving defibrillator skills

Wales’ leading first aid charity, St John Ambulance Cymru, have marked the end of their Defibruary campaign for 2023. The campaign ran throughout the month of February, aiming to educate more people in Wales about defibrillator use, teach the public how to use one confidently, and to raise funds in support of the charity’s lifesaving work in the communities of Wales.

a member of the public learning how to use a defibrillator


St John Ambulance Cymru held free defibrillator awareness training sessions in communities throughout Wales over the course of February, from Divisions holding training sessions in their local halls, to demonstrations being held on stalls in busy shopping centres. This included stands at Cardiff’s Red Dragon Centre and St David’s shopping centre, in which people of all ages were supported by trainers to learn basic AED and CPR skills.

In February, the campaign helped to train 2891 people in CPR and defibrillator skills, completely free of charge, giving more people across Wales the vital skills needed to save a life.

Statistics show that the public do not feel confidently to respond when someone nearby has a cardiac arrest, with only 30-40% of bystanders helping a casualty. St John Ambulance Cymru are trying to change that through important campaigns like Defibruary.

“It’s all about acting quickly” said Darren Murray, Head of Community Operations at St John Ambulance Cymru, “the more confident someone feels in using a defibrillator, the quicker they will act and the more chance they have to save a life.”

“I am proud of our St John Ambulance Cymru people for all they have achieved this Defibruary. With almost 3000 new people trained, we are one step closer to our vision of first aid for everyone – anytime, anywhere.”

 

 To support more of St John Ambulance Cymru’s lifesaving work in the communities of Wales, please donate at www.sjacymru.org.uk

st john ambulance cymru volunteer teaching how to use an aed

 


 

Elusen Gymreig yn hyfforddi bron i 3000 o bobl am ddim mewn sgiliau diffibriliwr achub bywyd

 

Mae prif elusen cymorth cyntaf Cymru, St John Ambulance Cymru, wedi nodi diwedd eu hymgyrch Defibriliwr ar gyfer 2023. Cynhaliwyd yr ymgyrch drwy gydol mis Chwefror, gyda'r nod o addysgu mwy o bobl yng Nghymru am ddefnyddio diffibriliwr, dysgu'r cyhoedd sut i ddefnyddio un yn hyderus, ac i godi arian i gefnogi gwaith achub bywyd yr elusen yng nghymunedau Cymru.

Cynhaliodd St John Ambulance Cymru sesiynau hyfforddiant ymwybyddiaeth diffibriliwr am ddim mewn cymunedau ledled Cymru yn ystod mis Chwefror, o Adrannau yn cynnal sesiynau hyfforddi yn eu neuaddau lleol, i arddangosiadau a gynhaliwyd ar stondinau mewn canolfannau siopa prysur. Roedd hyn yn cynnwys stondinau yng Nghanolfan y Ddraig Goch Caerdydd a chanolfan siopa Dewi Sant, lle’r oedd pobl o bob oed yn cael cymorth gan hyfforddwyr i ddysgu sgiliau AED a CPR sylfaenol.

Ym mis Chwefror, helpodd yr ymgyrch i hyfforddi 2891 o bobl mewn sgiliau CPR a diffibriliwr, yn hollol rhad ac am ddim, gan roi’r sgiliau hanfodol sydd eu hangen ar fwy o bobl ledled Cymru i achub bywyd.

Dengys ystadegau nad yw'r cyhoedd yn teimlo'n hyderus i ymateb pan fydd rhywun cyfagos yn cael ataliad ar y galon, gyda dim ond 30-40% o'r gwylwyr yn helpu claf. Mae St John Ambulance Cymru yn ceisio newid hynny drwy ymgyrchoedd pwysig fel Defibruary.

“Mae’n ymwneud â gweithredu’n gyflym” meddai Darren Murray, Pennaeth Gweithrediadau Cymunedol yn St John Ambulance Cymru, “po fwyaf hyderus y mae rhywun yn ei deimlo wrth ddefnyddio diffibriliwr, y cyflymaf y byddant yn gweithredu a’r mwyaf o siawns sydd ganddynt i achub bywyd.”

“Rwy’n falch o’n pobl St John Ambulance Cymru am bopeth y maent wedi’i gyflawni yn y Defibrary hwn. Gyda bron i 3000 o bobl newydd wedi’u hyfforddi, rydym un cam yn nes at ein gweledigaeth o gymorth cyntaf i bawb – unrhyw bryd, unrhyw le.”

 

I gefnogi mwy o waith achub bywyd St John Ambulance Cymru yng nghymunedau Cymru, rhowch gyfraniad yn www.sjacymru.org.uk.

Published March 16th 2023

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