Doonbeg has been accepted by the National Ambulance Service to establish a Community First Responder (CFR) Scheme for our community. A Community First Responder scheme is made up of trained local volunteers who work alongside the National Ambulance Service to provide immediate, life-saving assistance - such as CPR and the use of an AED (defibrillator) while an ambulance is on the way.

Volunteers are notified of emergencies like cardiac arrests or stroke incidents, and those who respond often arrive within minutes and significantly improve survival outcomes.

To provide more information, the National Ambulance Service will host an Information Night in Doonbeg Community Hall on Wednesday, 8th April at 8pm.

To find out more, Alan Morrissey was joined by Caroline O’Brien.

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