Community Defibrillators

Four defibrillators are now in place across West Moors in readily accessible locations.

Outside Spar and the Memorial Hall (both Station Road), the Pavilion (Bond Avenue) and outside St. Anthony's RC church (Pinehurst Road).

1. The Spar / PO unit is located on the external wall of the store on Station Road
2. The Memorial Hall unit is prominently placed on the external front wall of the Hall
3. At St. Anthony's church (in Pinehurst Road), it is on the wall just to the right of the main entrance and
4. The Pavilion unit is located on the outside wall left of the patio doors,

Units 1 and 2 were donated by Wimborne & Ferndown Lions Club, Unit 3 was funded through a fundraising (Gofundme) activity, parishioner donations and a generous contribution from West Moors Town Council (WMTC)  and Unit 4 was a joint project between Grange FC and WMTC.

These units will be of benefit both to residents & the many visitors who walk & cycle through the area.

The Spar / PO unit was installed in autumn 2015; that at the Memorial Hall has been active from late summer 2016, and at St. Anthony's, the unit was installed in early December 2021 [ * ] and the Pavilion was June 2022.

[ *There is also a defibrillator within the Tesco Express store on Park Way - not far from the entrance ]

The units are known as automated external defibrillators (AED) and they are a portable device that check the heart rhythm and can send an electric shock to the heart to try to restore a normal pattern of activity. AEDs are used to treat sudden cardiac arrest which is a condition where the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops. Once access is gained to the unit (after dialling 999 - the operator will give instructions on how to open the casing & what the access code is), the machine will give audible instructions on its use.