As of this month, the FA has launched phase 3 of its ‘HEART SAFE CLUBS’ to provide life-saving defibrillators to all grassroots clubs across England as a massively discounted rate.

Research shows that over 90% of sudden cardiac arrests in young athletes happen either during or immediately after exercise.   There are around 30,000 out of hospital cardiac arrests in England every year and for every minute lost without CPR and defibrillation, a person’s chance of survival decreases by around 10 percent.

A cardiac arrest is when a person’s heart stops pumping blood around their body and to their brain.  It causes the person to fall unconscious and stop breathing. A defibrillator is an automatic device that can be used to shock the heart back into a normal rhythm during cardiac arrest.  By performing CPR and using a defibrillator until an ambulance arrives, you can help double the person’s chance of survival.

The scheme was first launched in 2017 and Phases 1 and 2 have proved so successful that The FA is now launching Phase 3 with WEL Medical, its strategic supply partner.

WEL Medical specialises in life-saving devices and is supplying The FA with the iPAD SP1 defibrillator, a nominated device of the British Heart Foundation.

Clubs can now purchase life-saving iPAD SP1 defibrillators for the special price of £695+VAT (usual cost £1325+VAT).

The IPAD SP1 is a nominated unit of the British Heart Foundation and is deployed by the NHS Ambulance service. The iPAD SP1 defibrillator is portable; it weighs just 2.4kg (including the battery pack and pads) and comes in a robust, high visibility carry case.

How to obtain your iPAD SP1 Defibrillator in 4 simple steps:

Follow the link: WWW.FOOTBALLDEFIBS.ORG

Then…

• REGISTER YOUR CLUBPlease complete the online form which will create you club account so that your application can be verified 
• PURCHASE YOUR DEFIBRILLATOR/SOnce you have registered, enter the ‘shop’ to order your defibrillator/s, as well as any other items you may need.
• PROTECTING YOUR TEAM AND FANS

Once purchased, you can access additional resources and free online training materials.

 If you need any assistance, please call 03333 444 7897