Hi Steve, I am not convinced that there is a need for defibrillator training- they are designed to be used by anyone, not just First Aiders. The tricky bit is keeping someoen alive after they have been defibrillated, so haveing competent First aiders is really important.

That said, I do get asked about De Fib trainin and there seems to be a general nervousness about using them  that causes even experienced FAW competent people to seek some reassurance in the form of training.

Originally Posted by: Blackburn31728

As its part of the 3 days first aid training now should be covered in this when renewed anyway

And the 1 day course. As of Jan 1st this year it has to be included. Which I fully agree with but it cost me a fortune in trg defibs. At circa £300 each it got expensive very quickly

I agree with Kate. Defib operation is easy. It instructs you exactly what you need to do and when. A good video I use is on youtube. If you search for Nick Knowles CPR, it brings up a 5 min video of a real life case. Very worthwhile watching as it shows how brutal the act of CPR is

Public defibs are locked away for security reasons, here in the SW there was a spate of them being stolen. On the box, there is a code, you give that code to the operator and they then give you the code for the simplex lock. You then remove defib and use as required. I don't think that anyone asking for the code would be nervous as they know what they are getting and should be confident in their actions.