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Saving Broken Hearts

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Welcome to the Charlotte and Craig Saving Hearts Foundation

Our Aims:

To educate the public of the presence and use of Defibrillators

Campaining for Defibrillators to be mandatory

Raise funds for Defibrillators to be purchased

Highlighting heart conditions and the involved risks of sudden death

Bring awareness to Marfan Syndrome

Latest News & Events

CCSHF and MP Rachel Maclean have launched a new campaign to get Goverment to add First Aid and CPR onto the schools cirriculum

Members of the public and shop staff arrive at the Kingfisher Shopping Centre receive vital CPR training

Many people turn up for free CPR training on Restart a Heart Day

The Charlotte and Craig Saving Hearts Foundation was set up after their daughter Charlotte died suddenly In December 2010 of Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome. Then three years later their son Craig tragically passed away and in January 2018 their other son Carrick also passed away.

About

MIFA Kidderminster

We believe that venues should be installed with potentially lifesaving equipment such as defibrillators. When a sudden cardiac arrest occurs, the casualty is usually relying on the ambulance service and first responders, and although they try their best, they can be a fair distance away from the scene.

Charlotte and Craig Saving Hearts Foundation have ensured that every school in their hometown has a defibrillator on site

Facts and Figures

There are approximately 100,000 Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrests per year in the UK
Approximately 80% of Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrests occur at Home
12 people under the age of 35 die every week due to sudden cardiac arrest in the UK
270 children die in the UK per year after suffering a Sudden Cardiac Arrest at school
If a defibrillator is used and effective CPR is performed within 3-5 minutes of cardiac arrest, survival chances increase from 6% to 74%