Calahonda Family Starts Defibrillator Revolution Across Costa Del Sol

Local heroes Gerry and Jenny Hannam person ignited a lifesaving activity crossed nan Costa del Sol pinch their Save a Life campaign. Gerry’s endurance from a cardiac apprehension successful nan UK, made imaginable by a nationalist defibrillator there, led nan mates to motorboat nan inaugural only past summer. Community support quickly boomed beyond anyone’s first expectations pinch their efforts.

Plans primitively focused connected only placing 3 units successful Sitio de Calahonda wrong nan Mijas urbanisation. Nine months later and occurrence has seen 10 defibrillators installed passim Mijas, Fuengirola and Alhaurin el Grande, including 4 correct successful Calahonda pinch galore much planned crossed nan Costa del Sol. Heartfelt moments person punctuated nan project, including nan attendance of parents whose young boy from Mijas tragically died aged 2 astatine nan caller unveiling of a portion successful an Alhaurin el Grande school, demonstrating that a cardiac apprehension tin onslaught astatine immoderate clip of life.

Cardiac arrests onslaught without informing sloppy of property aliases fittingness levels, leaving precious small clip for intervention. Defibrillators supply important assistance successful galore emergencies, though occurrence remains nary guarantee, but faced pinch a life-or-death situation, everyone would take to person a defibrillator.

“Modern defibrillators are designed to beryllium safe. You cannot harm personification by utilizing one. Attempting to prevention a life – trained aliases not – should ne'er beryllium thing anyone fears ineligible consequences for.”
“If this were a film, cardiac apprehension would triumph nan Oscar for champion aesculapian play each twelvemonth – and for bully reason. The infinitesimal it happens, nan timepiece starts ticking.”
– Dr Marcus Stephan

Gerry Hannam peculiarly championed equipping information patrol cars successful Sitio de Calahonda from nan outset. Initial guidance gave measurement to advancement past week erstwhile nan first instrumentality was fitted into 1 of nan 3 vehicles utilized to support nan neighbourhood safe.

Finally installed successful patrol cars.
Credit: S.A.L

Advanced exertion now allows anyone to run these units safely without master aesculapian qualifications. Costs person plummeted too, enabling section fundraisers to screen expenses easy successful a night. That overmuch nan Hannams person proven clip and again successful nan past 9 months.

From section imagination to location impact

Participation successful nan task has snowballed into a location effort arsenic residents crossed nan Costa del Sol activity greater information for everyone successful their communities. Everyone now wants to get progressive and guarantee we each stay safer and get nan 2nd chance truthful galore do not.

Community arena offers affordable life-saving skills

Local unpaid Diana Wenk, based successful Sitio de Calahonda, has joined nan Hannam squad to beforehand an upcoming certified CPR and AED course. Residents tin get basal skills successful conscionable 4 hours for only €35 per person, half nan accustomed price, acknowledgment to sponsor Diving pinch Nic.

Complimentary drinks and snacks travel courtesy of Finca Naundrup astatine nan venue itself.

Organisers tentatively schedule nan convention for April 18, taxable to capable liking and availability. Many eager to study from nan amazingly fascinating people person already signed up, recognising really these abilities mightiness 1 time rescue a neighbour, friend, family personnel aliases complete alien connected nan road. Interest has boomed pursuing her societal media station calling for participants to remark aliases nonstop a nonstop message.

Spain lags down galore countries successful nationalist entree to defibrillators, making initiatives for illustration Save a Life each nan much vital. Word continues to dispersed astir getting defibrillators installed and learning to prevention lives passim nan Costa del Sol. Hats disconnected to nan Hannams for specified a successful run that is giving truthful overmuch backmost to nan community.