Village Emergency Telephone System (VETS)

As reported in the last edition of The Link, the defibrillator has been installed on the wall outside the Red Lion.  The next stage is to set up VETS which will assist in a situation where the rescuer must stay with the patient and yet needs help in fetching the community defibrillator.  VETS relies on volunteers from the community to be able to be called. John Morrish has a list of volunteers who are willing to be called on in cases of emergency. This system is provided by the Community Heartbeat Trust (CHT) on an annual cost basis to the village.  

The system can also be used for any other emergency where additional help is required.  The availability of VETS helps villages whether or not they are using a CHT provided defibrillator and gives a level of reassurance to the elderly, those living alone and to the infirm that there is always help on hand.  There will be more information on this in the new year.