To: Charlotte Nichols
Make Taxis in Warrington Carry Portable AEDs (automatic defibrillators)
Issue taxis with fully-automatic, portable AEDs (automatic electronic defibrillators) in order to give people who've had a cardiac arrest a greater chance of survival.
Taxis have already been issued with RAPAID bandages to help people who have been stabbed. I think AEDs are equally important. Those same taxis should carry portable AEDs. It's already happened in Glasgow (to a select number of) taxis, but this needs to happen across England too. Just by having select taxis carry them, it'll massively help in saving lives. I believe that, beginning with Warrington, it can spread across England so that taxis across the country may carry them one-day.
Having lost someone close to me, which was made much worse due to a delay in the arrival of paramedics, I think having more defibrillators around will save lives.
Having them in taxis will drastically increase the survival rate of someone in cardiac arrest, as there will be far more defibrillators able to be utilised by the public when on the street. "A defibrillator should be possible to fetch within 4 minutes (2 minutes there and 2 back). [...] That means the defibrillator should be 200 metres from where it's needed [as this is the average distance a person travels in 2 minutes]" (British Heart Foundation 2023).
Using AEDs does not require first aid training, which makes them very effective.
Taxis have already been issued with RAPAID bandages to help people who have been stabbed. I think AEDs are equally important. Those same taxis should carry portable AEDs. It's already happened in Glasgow (to a select number of) taxis, but this needs to happen across England too. Just by having select taxis carry them, it'll massively help in saving lives. I believe that, beginning with Warrington, it can spread across England so that taxis across the country may carry them one-day.
Having lost someone close to me, which was made much worse due to a delay in the arrival of paramedics, I think having more defibrillators around will save lives.
Having them in taxis will drastically increase the survival rate of someone in cardiac arrest, as there will be far more defibrillators able to be utilised by the public when on the street. "A defibrillator should be possible to fetch within 4 minutes (2 minutes there and 2 back). [...] That means the defibrillator should be 200 metres from where it's needed [as this is the average distance a person travels in 2 minutes]" (British Heart Foundation 2023).
Using AEDs does not require first aid training, which makes them very effective.
Why is this important?
Heart disease (and all kinds of heart-related health issues) are exponentially increasing. This is why we need ways to help.
Not only that, but if taxis are able to be flagged down and defibrillate someone, this will take a huge amount of pressure off the NHS and prevent the loss of thousands of lives a year.
The AEDs are not only for people who have heart problems, people can go into cardiac arrest for any number of reasons, such as drug overdose, and as ODs are also rising exponentially across the UK, I believe having AEDs in taxis could save thousands of lives.
Not only that, but if taxis are able to be flagged down and defibrillate someone, this will take a huge amount of pressure off the NHS and prevent the loss of thousands of lives a year.
The AEDs are not only for people who have heart problems, people can go into cardiac arrest for any number of reasons, such as drug overdose, and as ODs are also rising exponentially across the UK, I believe having AEDs in taxis could save thousands of lives.
