Fairfax Academy unveils defibrillator – A life-saving device has been fitted outside the entrance of a school which prides itself as being at the heart of its community.
The defibrillator, which can help and support a rescue for a patient in Cardiac Arrest, was unveiled on December 22 outside Fairfax Academy, off Fairfax Road, in Sutton Coldfield just before students broke up for Christmas.
Funded by Royal Sutton Coldfield Town Council in partnership with the Community Heartbeat Trust, the defibrillator is accessible to members of the public around the clock, saving vital seconds in potentially life-threatening emergencies.
Fairfax Principal Sean Castle joined Reddicap Town Councillors Richard Parkin and Tony Briggs to officially unveil the device, which can be found outside the school gate.
Mr Castle said: “We work hard at Fairfax to be an integral part of the local community, whether that’s instilling our ‘ARKS’ values of Ambition, Respect, Kindness and Safety in our students or getting involved in local events and activities like litter picks.
“As one of the best-known buildings in any community, a school is also a great location to host a device like a defibrillator, and Fairfax is delighted to be able to provide a place to fit a defibrillator that could literally help save lives.
“Our school is at the heart of our community, so it seems the perfect place for it.”
Fairfax Academy unveils defibrillator funded by council
Councillors Richard Parkin said: ““We are very grateful to Fairfax for providing such a prime site for the defibrillator.
“Working with the Community Heartbeat Trust, the Town Council leads the way in Birmingham in spreading the availability of these life-saving devices, and has now installed 25 defibrillators across Sutton Coldfield since 2017.”
Easy access heart defibrillators save lives. If used within the first four minutes of a cardiac arrest it can give the casualty an 80% chance of survival.
The Town Council defibs are located on the outside of buildings and accessible to members of the public around the clock. The locations of all the defibrillators can be viewed on the Town Council website: https://suttoncoldfieldtowncouncil.gov.uk/the-royal-town-of-sutton-coldfield/defibrillators-map/