Following the horrific incident at the Euro football Championship involving Christian Eriksen, the response of the pitchside medical team highlighted the significance and lifesaving relevance of a portable defibrillator.
Having successfully supplied defibrillators since 2018, to cricket clubs and teams across England & Wales, The Club Cricket Charity( The Charity) is now delighted to announce that its partnership with the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has turned into a full programme commencing on the 1st July.
Robbie Book, a trustee of The Charity with responsibility for the defibrillator programme says ‘The ECB and The Club Cricket Charity will be engaging with their key stakeholder groups, including The National Cricket Conference (NCC) and the National Asian Cricket Council (NACC) to promote and publicise this initiative.
Gulfraz Riaz, Chairman of the NACC, said that he was delighted that the NACC were once again in a position to help facilitate the application process for the south Asian cricketing community nationally and urged clubs and teams to apply immediately, via email.
The NACC under this programme has now helped deliver £100,000.00 worth of defibrillators to the south Asian cricketing community at no cost and with this additional funding a further 100 defibrillators will be delivered again at no cost.
Gulfraz, went on to express his sincere appreciation and gratitude to the ECB , Robbie Book, and particularly to Moeen Ali who once again will lead in highlighting the importance of a defibrillator and this programme.
Moeen said ‘ As an ambassador for the NACC I am delighted to once again offer my support to this incredibly important campaign and am pleased to see the NACC working in collaboration with key stakeholders in helping deliver defibrillators into the south Asian cricketing community.’
It is a sad fact that cardiac arrest is one of the major causes of death at cricket matches. From the point at which the heart stops functioning normally to the moment when medical help arrives , the only way to keep the victim alive is by a combination of CPR techniques and the use of the defibrillator unit. The unit needs to be deployed within 5 minutes of the occurrence before the danger of the lack of blood to the brain can cause irreparable damage.
The unit fits into a kit bag and can be utilised immediately and effectively, giving instructions to the user on what to do and when.
One team member will be required to take responsibility for the unit and its regular monthly monitoring, reporting back to the suppliers that the unit is in good working order.
In the first instance, teams/clubs interested in being considered for this round of defibrillator distribution should apply to the NACC info@nacc.co
