Its always a pre conception that as we appear to be link to
the ambulance service we get all our equipment from them, and free.
This could not be further from the truth, L.I.V.E.S works very closely with
East Midlands Ambulance Service but all our equipment we have to purchase
directly from L.I.V.E.S Head office. As a voluntary group this means
raising the funds we need to purchase all our equipment including renting
Oxygen tanks.Below is an indication of all the
Equipment we use and its value...
Skills and equipment which First Responders
are qualified in...
- Use of Automated, External
Defibrillator (AED)
- Oxygen Therapy
- Bag-Mask-Valve Resuscitation and
Airway
- C.P.R. (Cardio Pulmonary
Resuscitation)
- First Aid, Patient Care and Assessment
- Recognition of cause and type of
illness/injury
- Scene safety and Incident Management
First Responders also undergo retraining
and testing every year to ensure that all team members can give the best
possible care to our community.
Regular team meetings and training exercises also take place at a local
level.
Equipment within this bag include the
following
Skills and equipment which First Responders
are qualified in...
- Use of Automated, External
Defibrillator (AED)
- Oxygen Therapy
- Bag-Mask-Valve Resuscitation and
Airway
- C.P.R. (Cardio Pulmonary
Resuscitation)
- First Aid, Patient Care and Assessment
- Recognition of cause and type of
illness/injury
- Scene safety and Incident Management
First Responders also undergo retraining
and testing every year to ensure that all team members can give the best
possible care to our community.
Regular team meetings and training exercises also take place at a local
level.
Equipment within this bag include the
following
Skills and equipment which First Responders
are qualified in...
- Use of Automated, External
Defibrillator (AED)
- Oxygen Therapy
- Bag-Mask-Valve Resuscitation and
Airway
- C.P.R. (Cardio Pulmonary
Resuscitation)
- First Aid, Patient Care and Assessment
- Recognition of cause and type of
illness/injury
- Scene safety and Incident Management
First Responders also undergo retraining
and testing every year to ensure that all team members can give the best
possible care to our community.
Regular team meetings and training exercises
(click on link to see our photos) also take place at a local level.
Intermediate Responder Equipment Bag
& Training
Equipment included in the First Responder Bag, includes
the following...
- Oxygen
- Oxygen Masks
- AED Automated External Defibrillator
- Suction Device
- Pulse Oximeter (Optional)
- Face Mask
- Razors
- Tough cut Scissors
Take a look at the link on the left to see the
Defibrillator in more details as well as a photograph of our sponsor.
This is an optional extension to the basic
course available to all First Responders and Lone Responders with one year's
operational experience and evidence of at least 3 callouts. The course
syllabus is covered over two consecutive days training at LIVES HQ in
Horncastle. The course includes written and practical assessments. As with
the basic training is accredited by the IHCD and successful candidates will
receive a certificate both from LIVES and from the IHCD.
First Responder Equipment Bag
& Training
The extra training enables a qualified
Intermediate First Responder to also attend the following as well as the
above:
- Children under 12 years with breathing
difficulty.
- Children under 12 years with
convulsions.
- Minor Trauma - excluding entrapment,
know facilities and serious injury.
- Chest Pain.
- Choking.
- Fitting.
- Cardiac Arrest.
- Collapse.
- Adult and Children over the age of 12.
- All criteria from FR list.
Along with the above we also have protective clothing
including trouser, t-shirts, fleeces, high visibility jackets and disposable
gloves.
Examples of which can be seen in the
photographs on the right.
The vehicles we respond in are our own
with a light bar and magnetic L.I.V.E.S Emergency signs.
All of the fuel costs incurred during a call is
incurred by the individual responders.
L.I.V.E.S Responder Clothing
