VOLUNTEERS PROVIDING EMERGENCY MEDICAL SUPPORT TO THE COMMUNITY
henfield area response team (hart)
Volunteers providing emergency medical support to the Community
HOW WE WORK
In partnership with the emergency services
When a “999” call is made within the area, an ambulance will be despatched to the scene. At the same time, Ambulance Control will contact a HART First Responder if one is on duty. (First Responders are volunteers, so there will not always be one on duty). Because we’re in a rural area, Team members can often arrive first and begin to treat the patient by:
When a “999” call is made within the area, an ambulance will be despatched to the scene. At the same time, Ambulance Control will contact a HART First Responder if one is on duty. (First Responders are volunteers, so there will not always be one on duty). Because we’re in a rural area, Team members can often arrive first and begin to treat the patient by:
- Providing resuscitation and heart defibrillation
- Giving oxygen therapy
- Clearing and controlling the airway of an unconscious patient
- Controlling any bleeding
- Making them feel more comfortable and at ease
- Taking basic observations
- Reassuring the patient as well as worried family and friends and taking charge of the situation
- Using local knowledge to ensure that an ambulance can find the location quickly
- Passing on information on the patient's condition and other vital information to ambulance control and the paramedics