{"id":7620,"date":"2018-08-11T11:24:14","date_gmt":"2018-08-11T10:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.protrainings.eu\/?p=7620"},"modified":"2018-08-11T11:24:14","modified_gmt":"2018-08-11T10:24:14","slug":"aed-saving-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/aed-saving-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"Intu into saving lives!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/aed-saving-lives\/lifepak-cr2-large\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7621\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7621 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/lifepak-cr2-large.jpg\" alt=\"AED\" width=\"380\" height=\"496\" \/><\/a>After receiving its own defibrillators (AED), Dudley-based shopping centre intu Merry Hill has announced it is embarking on a mission to help save lives in its local area. The team has committed to training over 2,500 residents on how to use defibs by the end of this year!<\/p>\n<p>In partnership with a local charity, staff members have received training to become defibrillator instructors, and are now going out into the area to teach this life-saving skill to others.<\/p>\n<p>As part of its community training program, over 300 pupils at Redhill School were taught how to use the one, and the company even donated an AED to the site!<\/p>\n<p>The shopping centre\u2019s staff regularly have to perform first aid on customers, and it has big plans to go even further with this life-saving support in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>We think this is a great idea and would love to support similar initiatives across the UK. If you would like to inquire about purchasing defibrillators or training, either online or as a classroom-based instructor-led course, please contact us!<\/p>\n<p>To purchase equipment online, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/en\/store\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To learn about our video online e-learning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proaed.co.uk\">AED course.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To read the full story, visit the intu press release here: <a href=\"https:\/\/intu.co.uk\/merryhill\/news\/intu-merry-hill-launches-regions-biggest-defibrillator-programme\">https:\/\/intu.co.uk\/merryhill\/news\/intu-merry-hill-launches-regions-biggest-defibrillator-programme<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After receiving its own defibrillators (AED), Dudley-based shopping centre intu Merry Hill has announced it is embarking on a mission to help save lives in its local area. The team has committed to training over 2,500 residents on how to use defibs by the end of this year! 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