An Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) has been installed at the Nelson Marlborough Fish and Game Champion Road premises by the Nelson Trout Fishing Club and The New Zealand Deer Stalkers Association, Nelson. Both clubs, along with other outdoor groups, use these rooms as their base and wanted to provide something worthwhile for their community which would benefit the surrounding residents and other users of the building. The Nelson Trout Fishing Club decided on the AED project as a way to best spend club funds which had built up over time from club activities. They invited other users of the rooms to participate in the purchase and NZDA Nelson came to the party by donating a third of the cost.
“The nearest public access AED shown on the aedlocationsnz app is at the swimming pool in Salisbury Road. Providing one at the Fish and Game rooms in Champion Road was a no brainer” said NTFC President Michael Stevenson. The AED is mounted in a secure cabinet on the outside of the building and is available 24/7. Michael said “Both clubs hoped that local residences would get familiar with its location which has been added to the aedlocationsnz site”. This app is free to download and shows the locations of over 9000 AEDs throughout New Zealand. An AED delivers a lifesaving electric shock when someone suffers a cardiac arrest and the heart stops beating. They can be used by anyone and have been used a number of times in the Nelson-Richmond area and are responsible for saving a number of local residents’ lives.
