Learn lifesaving skills this Defibruary

According to the Resuscitation Council UK for every minute that someone’s in cardiac arrest without receiving CPR and having a defibrillator used on them, their chance of survival decreases by 10%. This is one of the reasons that St John Ambulance Cymru, Wales’ leading first aid charity, has committed to ensuring that people across Wales know how to use the lifesaving equipment.

St John Ambulance Cymru annual Defibruary campaign aims to enhance the health and wellbeing of communities in Wales by encouraging people across the country to ‘Learn, Locate, Donate’ and become more defibrillator aware this February

The NHS Wales Health Collaborative says,

“Every year in Wales, more than 6,000 people will have a sudden cardiac arrest outside of a hospital setting and approximately 80% of those will happen in the home.

Currently only 30% – 40% of people who suffer a cardiac arrest in the community will receive bystander CPR.

A person’s chances of surviving a cardiac arrest in the community decreases by up to 10% with every passing minute; the longer the delay to the resuscitation, the worse the outcome.“

St John Ambulance Cymru has committed to ensuring that people across Wales are equipped with the knowledge and the confidence to use a defibrillator if necessary. The charity are offering free online courses and face to face demonstrations to ensure that everybody in Wales learns the skills needed to help someone in a cardiac arrest.

A cardiac arrest, is when the heart stops beating suddenly. The lack of blood flow to the brain and other organs can cause a person to lose consciousness, become disabled, or even die if not treated immediately.

Darren Murray, Head of Community Operations, explains, “Statistics show that 80% of cardiac arrests happen at home. Statistically you are more likely to have to carry out CPR on a family member than on a stranger, so Defibruary is the perfect opportunity to learn skills that could mean the difference between life and death for someone you love.

As Wales’s leading first aid charity we are committed to breaking down the stigma surrounding defibrillators, and helping people become more confident to use one in an emergency.”

You are able to complete our free Public Access Defib Awareness Course in English or Welsh. Upon successful completion, you’ll receive a St John Ambulance Cymru certificate.

As well as our face to face one-day Automated External Defibrillator Training course, we also offer a range of training courses, including fire marshalling, health and safety, mental health and our three-day first aid at work qualification. You can find out more about our courses and book a place here.

Profits from the sale of our training courses and supplies help fund our charitable work, including community and schools’ first aid training, teaching children and young people the skills they need to save a life. When choosing to train with St John Ambulance Cymru you’ll get exceptional service whilst supporting your community.

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Dysgu sgiliau achub bywyd y Defibruary hwn.
Yn ôl Resuscitation Council UK am bob munud y mae rhywun yn dioddef trawiad ar y galon heb dderbyn CPR a defnyddio diffibriliwr arnynt, mae eu siawns o oroesi yn gostwng 10%. Dyma un o’r rhesymau y mae St John Ambulance Cymru, prif elusen cymorth cyntaf Cymru, wedi ymrwymo i sicrhau bod pobl ledled Cymru yn gwybod sut i ddefnyddio’r offer achub bywyd.

Nod ymgyrch Diffibriliwr flynyddol St John Ambulance Cymru yw gwella iechyd a lles cymunedau yng Nghymru drwy annog pobl ledled y wlad i ‘Ddysgu, Lleoli, Rhoi’ a dod yn fwy ymwybodol o ddiffibrilwyr ym mis Chwefror.

Dywed Cydweithrediaeth Iechyd GIG Cymru,

“Bob blwyddyn yng Nghymru, bydd mwy na 6,000 o bobl yn cael ataliad sydyn ar y galon y tu allan i ysbyty a bydd tua 80% o’r rheini’n digwydd yn y cartref.

Ar hyn o bryd dim ond 30% – 40% o bobl sy’n dioddef ataliad y galon yn y gymuned fydd yn cael CPR gan wylwyr.

Mae siawns person o oroesi ataliad y galon yn y gymuned yn gostwng hyd at 10% gyda phob munud sy’n mynd heibio; po hiraf yr oedi i’r dadebru, y gwaethaf fydd y canlyniad.”

Mae St John Ambulance Cymru wedi ymrwymo i sicrhau bod pobl ledled Cymru yn meddu ar y wybodaeth a’r hyder i ddefnyddio diffibriliwr os oes angen. Mae’r elusen yn cynnig cyrsiau ar-lein rhad ac am ddim ac arddangosiadau wyneb yn wyneb i sicrhau bod pawb yng Nghymru yn dysgu’r sgiliau sydd eu hangen i helpu rhywun sy’n dioddef o ataliad y galon.

Ataliad y galon yw pan fydd y galon yn stopio curo’n sydyn. Gall diffyg llif gwaed i’r ymennydd ac organau eraill achosi i berson golli ymwybyddiaeth, dod yn anabl, neu hyd yn oed farw os na chaiff ei drin ar unwaith.

Esboniodd Darren Murray, Pennaeth Gweithrediadau Cymunedol, “Mae ystadegau’n dangos bod 80% o ataliadau ar y galon yn digwydd gartref. Yn ystadegol rydych chi’n fwy tebygol o orfod cynnal CPR ar aelod o’r teulu nag ar ddieithryn, felly mae Defibrary yn gyfle perffaith i ddysgu sgiliau a allai olygu’r gwahaniaeth rhwng bywyd a marwolaeth i rywun rydych chi’n ei garu.

Fel prif elusen cymorth cyntaf Cymru rydym wedi ymrwymo i chwalu’r stigma sy’n ymwneud â diffibrilwyr, a helpu pobl i ddod yn fwy hyderus i ddefnyddio un mewn argyfwng.”

Gallwch gwblhau ein Cwrs Ymwybyddiaeth o Ddiffib Mynediad Cyhoeddus am ddim yn Gymraeg neu Saesneg. Ar ôl ei gwblhau’n llwyddiannus, byddwch yn derbyn tystysgrif St John Ambulance Cymru.

Yn ogystal â’n cwrs Hyfforddiant Diffibrilwyr Allanol Awtomataidd undydd wyneb yn wyneb, rydym hefyd yn cynnig amrywiaeth o gyrsiau hyfforddi, gan gynnwys trefnu tân, iechyd a diogelwch, iechyd meddwl a’n cymhwyster cymorth cyntaf tri diwrnod yn y gwaith. Gallwch ddarganfod mwy am ein cyrsiau ac archebu lle yma.

Mae elw o werthu ein cyrsiau hyfforddi a’n cyflenwadau yn helpu i ariannu ein gwaith elusennol, gan gynnwys hyfforddiant cymorth cyntaf cymunedol ac ysgolion, addysgu plant a phobl ifanc y sgiliau sydd eu hangen arnynt i achub bywyd. Wrth ddewis hyfforddi gydag St John Ambulance Cymru fe gewch wasanaeth eithriadol wrth gefnogi eich cymuned.