Community First Responders Community First Responders are
volunteer members of the community who are trained to respond to
emergency calls through the 999 system in conjunction with the
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust.
Community responders are not a substitute for the ambulance
crews, but because they are based within the community in which
they live or work, they are able to attend the scene of an
emergency in a very short time often within the first few
minutes and in the majority of incidents they would be first on
scene. The responder can then begin vital life saving first aid
before the arrival of an ambulance, further increasing the
patient’s chance of survival. Why do we use Community First
Responders? The primary role of a Community First Responder
(CFR) is to provide life-saving emergency treatment in their
local area. To prevent deterioration, promote recovery, preserve
life. Each day, approximately 170* people in the UK suffer a
Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA). Early defibrillat