Heart safety a priority at Laytown & Bettystown
MAKING sure your members know what to do is key if there’s a medical emergency on the golf course.
It’s impossible to be ready for every eventuality, but Laytown & Bettystown members are better prepared now after implementing the Golf Cardiac Response System.
Club Captain Bryan Collins and Lady Captain, Rita O’Connor were presented with a certificate recently to show the club now implements the service, provided by Heartsafety Solutions, designed to provide a coordinated response to a medical emergency on the golf course.
All members have been provided with a whistle and small plastic card, outlining the basic things they have to do in an emergency, including the CPR procedure.
Visiting golfers are provided with a hard paper version of the member’s card and the club’s defibrillator, which is located in the clubhouse, is serviced periodically, by Heartsafety Solutions and monitored on the internet 24/7 to ensure its readiness.
In the event of an emergency, the National Ambulance Service will be informed of key information relating to Laytown & Bettystown, including the EIRCODE, defibrillator location and contact details and a rendezvous point for the ambulance
In the event of an incident that may require a defibrillator within 1 km of the golf club, the emergency caller will be notified of the location of the defibrillator at the golf club.
Some members and staff have been trained and certified in CPR and use of the defibrillator to Irish Heart Foundation standards.
“The feedback from our members has been very positive,” said captain Collins who explained that a significant number of members have expressed an interest in learning CPR and use of the defibrillator.