Arrive Alive is the only charity of its kind in England solely dedicated to funding vital lifesaving vehicles and equipment for Community First Responder groups (CFR's) who attend 999 medical emergencies. CFR's are medically trained volunteers who are dispatched via a 999 call, they can reach a medical emergency in those vital seconds/minutes prior to a road or air ambulance due to being directly based within the heart of the community.
Each Arrive Alive vehicle is deployed to a medical emergency via a 999 call prior to a road or air ambulance and is operated by a medically trained volunteers under the remit of West Midlands Ambulance Service.
SUPPORT USArea of 999 medical emergency | Number of 999 calls attended by CFR's | CFR's first on scene prior to a road or air ambulance |
---|---|---|
Birmingham |
246 |
198 |
Black Country |
82 |
67 |
Arden - Solihull |
560 |
507 |
Staffordshire |
1010 |
956 |
Herefordshire |
23 |
23 |
Shropshire |
418 |
377 |
Worcestershire |
160 |
117 |
Total |
2499 |
2245 |
Coventry and suburbs
An additional vehicle for Birmingham city and suburbs
Featherstone, Wolverhampton and suburbs
An additional vehicle for Solihull and suburbs
Birmingham city including suburbs
Solihull including suburbs
Black Country including suburbs
All our funding comes from charitable donations from the public, which means we can continue to work on making the UK a safer place with rapid medical support for emergency situations.
Arrive Alive funds vital lifesaving vehicles and equipment for Community First Responder groups (CFR's) who attend life threatening medical emergencies. CFR's are trained volunteers who are dispatched via a 999 call, they can reach a medical emergency in those vital seconds/minutes prior to a road or air ambulance due to being directly based within the heart of the community. Equipment and vehicles are not funded by the government, NHS, ambulance service or national lottery. Arrive Alive is solely funded by donations.
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