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Moffat First Responders

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC043916
Status
Active
Registered
April 8, 2013
Legal form
Unincorporated association

Address

Address
St John's Rectory
3 Mansfield Place
Moffat
Dumfries & Galloway
DG10 9DS

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of health','the saving of lives'

The charitable objects of MOFFAT FIRST RESPONDERS are to enable volunteer FIRST RESPONDERS to attend Pre-Emergency Ambulance Care interventions in accordance with their training and to provide for the benefit of the health and well being of the whole community.

Objectives: The charitable objects of MOFFAT FIRST RESPONDERS are to enable volunteer FIRST RESPONDERS to attend Pre-Emergency Ambulance Care interventions in accordance with their training and to provide for the benefit of the health and well being of the whole community. In furtherance of this, the group shall seek: a) To work in partnership with the Scottish Ambulance Service, to select train and provide assessments for volunteer FIRST RESPONDERS within the towns of Moffat and Beattock. b) To bridge the gap between the time when a 999 call is made in Moffat or Beattock, and the arrival time of an emergency ambulance. c) To provide 'pre-emergency ambulance care' to the community in accordance with the training that has been given. FIRST RESPONDERS will provide - Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Defibrillation and other life saving interventions as directed by Scottish Ambulance Service. d) Aim towards providing FIRST RESPONDERS cover as deemed appropriate by the management committee. e) To raise awareness in the community of the 'Chain of Survival' by educating the public to understand the need for: • Early recognition / call for help - to prevent a cardiac arrest • The need for early CPR - to buy time • The need for early Defibrillation - to restart the heart • The need for early Advanced Life support/post resuscitation care- to restore quality of life f) To do all possible to assist with the achievement of the above.

Areas of operation

Main operating location
Dumfries And Galloway
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £300 £1,950
March 31, 2024 £12,125 £799
March 31, 2023 £0 £2,010
March 31, 2022 £1,200 £550
March 31, 2021 £0 £1,983