At Banana Moon Bishops Stortford we are proud to announce that we have our own DEFIBRILLATOR (AED). All of our staff have undergone the relevant and appropriate training to use the device and it can be found within the reception area alongside our LifeVac device.
 
Banana Moon has been lucky enough to have 'CardiAid' supply our devices, the new device is part of the wider picture of the Banana Moon franchise. It is apart of the  ‘Little hearts, bright futures’ initiative, which endeavors to see all Banana Moon nurseries across the UK have an AED installed
 
We believe that the future of the next generation is in our hands so why not have it be the heart of all we do! This piece of life saving equipment will allow us to be able to ensure that our little hearts are able to carry on having the best Bright futures possible!

You may ask what is an AED or why do you need one and I hope that we can answer that for you:

An AED can boost the survival chances of people who have an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The local ambulance service can direct 999 callers to the defibrillator, meaning vital treatment can commence prior to the ambulance arriving. A defibrillator plays an essential part in the chance of bringing someone back from a cardiac arrest – delivering a high-energy electric shock to the heart. Using a defibrillator in addition to quality CPR can increase the odds of someone’s survival from around 6% to 74%, according to the BHF. 

According to the British Heart Foundation (BHF), there are more than 30,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests every year in the UK – 20% of which happen in public places. What’s more, 270 cardiac arrests occur in UK schools each year. All devices come with special paediatric electrodes and CardiAid automatically activates to the paediatric mode when the registers the special paediatric electrodes are plugged in.