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EMERGENCY HELP
in our community
Call 999 in a medical emergency in the first instance. You can find help from these places while you wait for the paramedics:
DEFIBRILLATORS
These devices can be used by any member
of the public when someone is suffering a cardiac arrest – they have simple, step-by-step instructions and are accessible 24/7 in these locations. Call 999 for support when using a defibrillator. The operator will tell you where your nearest one is if you do not know:
THRAPSTON
Accessible 24/7 by any member of the public
• Sackville Street (near Co-op) – side of Public
Toilets
• Huntingdon Road – side of Pet Shop
• High Street – beside front door of Thrapston
Fire Station
• Chancery Lane - Thrapston Sports
Association (next to doctors surgeries)
• Market Road – Thrapston Cattle Market (on outside of cattle shed, to right of entrance to
car park)
Also located at these places during opening hours:
• Inside Thrapston Dental (Bridge Street, next
to Plaza) – during opening hours Monday to
Friday 8.30am-4.30pm
• Inside Chancery Dental (Chancery Lane at
the High Street junction) – during opening hours Monday to Friday 8.30am to 8.45pm
ISLIP
• High Street – inside red telephone box – accessible 24/7
• Old Farm Lane (off High Street) - inside village hall and for use when hall open
• Toll Bar Lane – inside Islip Sports Pavilion – for use when pavilion open
DENFORD
• Front Street – on outside of Village Hall – accessible 24/7
EMERGENCY BLEED KITS
Accessible 24/7 by any member of the public. Call 999 for support to access and use a Bleed Kit. The operator will let you know where your nearest one is if you do not know:
• Sackville Street (near Co-op) – side of Public Toilets
• Huntingdon Road – side of Pet Shop
• Chancery Lane – Thrapston Sports
Association (next to doctors surgeries)
• Market Road – Thrapston Cattle Market (on outside of cattle shed, to right of entrance to
car park)
FIRST AIDERS
Here is a list of those in the town centre during business hours:
• Emma at Bread Basket bakery, High Street
• All of the Thrapston Farm & Garden team,
Midland Road
• Jo at Funky Lil Feet, Huntingdon Road
• Jonny at Thrapston Barbershop, High Street
(next to newsagent)
• All of the Thrapston Dental Centre team,
Bridge Street (next to Plaza)
• Team members at Chancery Dental on
Chancery Lane
There are likely to be many more first aiders living and working in the town – why not get your neighbours together and find out who your nearest first aider is in case of an emergency?
Remember to call ‘999’ in an emergency in the first instance. The information above may change over time, so please stay familiar with where your nearest source of help is located.
Be prepared and be informed:
The National Defibrillator database is at: www.nddb.uk
For online CPR training go to the British Heart Foundation: www.revivr.bhf.org.uk Bleed Control Kit information: www.controlthebleed.org.uk
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