heart and decide whether a shock is appropriate, at which point CPR should be paused. Ideally,
CPR will continue in conjunction with use of the defibrillator until the ambulance arrives. For
every minute CPR is not carried out, chances of survival drop by 10%.
7. West Midlands Ambulance Service - ‘The Circuit’
Registering any Parish owned defibrillators on ‘The Circuit’ will help improve survival rates from
cardiac arrest, through sharing their location. The Circuit is a national database of defibrillators with
a self-service portal for managing defibrillator details and data. The portal enables those responsible
for the units, to manage data for each defibrillator including regular service checks and deployment.
CPR should be provided in
conjunction with use of the
defibrillator when instructed.
30 compressions per min until
Ambulance arrives or patient
recovers.