Telephone Box Repaint

The telephone box housing a lifesaving community defibrillator has benefited from some maintenance work and a repaint.

The telephone box in Stafford Brook Road is looking like new thanks to Councillor Dave Cotton who has very kindly volunteered his time and skills to repair and repaint the telephone box.

Essential maintenance work including the replacement of broken panes of glass, internal and external cleaning and preparation work for undercoating and top coating has been completed during a spell of dry weather.

Thank you Councillor Cotton for your hard work in making this valued landmark and home of the defibrillator look shiny and new!

As a reminder…..

Rugeley & District Community First Responders very kindly secured funding for a publicly accessible defibrillator in 2019.

What to do if defibrillation is needed

The defibrillator is housed in a locked yellow cabinet sited inside the unlocked telephone box.

In the event of a person suffering a sudden cardiac arrest, a telephone call should be made to the emergency services via the emergency 999 telephone number.

The operator will arrange for an ambulance to be dispatched, and in addition, advise on the location of the nearest defibrillator. They will instantly know through GPS the location of the caller.

If there is a defibrillator close by, the access code will be given so that the cabinet can be opened and equipment accessed. The defibrillator can then be removed from the cabinet (as it has its own long life battery) and be taken to the patient.

Defibrillators are straightforward to use and have built in step by step audio instructions. They are designed for effective use by people who have no medical training.

The opportunity to access and administer heart defibrillation before Community First Responders and Ambulance Service Crews arrive could be crucial to a successful outcome, and a full recovery for the patient.