A Rhondda Cynon Taf Council supported business has shown it has true ‘Vision’ when it comes to keeping its employees and local community heart safe!
Vison products, based in Pontyclun not only provides a diverse range of products and services whilst delivering meaningful support, training and employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities in the local community – they are now ensuring that employees and the local community will have the support they need in their hour of need thanks to a new Public Access Defibrillator being installed.
The new Public Access Defibrillator has been placed on the side of their main factory building in Coed Cae lane, Pontyclun and is accessible to the public.
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) estimates that more than 30,000 people suffer out-of-hospital cardiac arrests every year in the UK, but fewer than one in 10 people survive. Immediate CPR and defibrillation can more than double the chances of survival.
The BHF also highlights that “for every minute it takes for the defibrillator to reach someone and deliver a shock, their chances of survival lower.” For Vision products who has a number of employees with a wide range of disabilities and long-term health conditions which include heart issues, the defibrillator is therefore an invaluable, lifesaving new asset for volunteers, staff and the wider local community.
The Public Access Defibrillator has been registered on ‘The Circuit’ (the national defibrillator network).
Councillor Gareth Caple, Cabinet Member for Health and Social Care, said: Vision products is a fantastic business and provides employment to over 100 people in the local area, with 60-70% of those people having a disability or long-term health condition. The business has its employees and community at its heart and this life saving installation is testimony to that! We know that quicker access to defibrillation following a cardiac arrest can improve survival, so it is fantastic that the installation of this defibrillator has now taken place.
To help someone who is in cardiac arrest survive, a defibrillator needs to be found as quickly as possible. For every minute it takes for the defibrillator to reach someone and deliver a shock, their chances of survival lower – before you need it, it’s useful to familiarise yourself with where your nearest equipment might be – visit https://www.defibfinder.uk/.
Details on how and when to use a defibrillator can be found here – https://www.bhf.org.uk/how-you-can-help/how-to-save-a-life/defibrillators
For more information on the fantastic work, services and products provided by Vision products, including volunteering or employment opportunities visit www.rctcbc.gov.uk/VisionProducts
