Claire Perry cuts the ribbon on Shalbourne School's new defibrillator

On Friday 26th November I attended the Shalbourne School Assembly and cut the ribbon on the new school defibrillator which had been provided by the Community HeartBeat Trust - a national charity focussed on provision of life saving defibrillation services to local communities . The defibrillator being fitted was a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the potentially life threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia in a patient, and is able to treat them through defibrillation, the application of electrical therapy which stops the arrhythmia, allowing the heart to reestablish an effective rhythm. I was then given a fantastic tour of the school by Headteacher Mrs Ruth Mathews and it was clear that the school had developed a caring working environment for the children.

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