Airport News
Cardiff Airport to host volunteer ambulance service
Mon, 10 Jan, 2011
Cardiff Airport is set to host a volunteer ambulance service which will be based at the facility as of next year.
The Welsh Ambulance Service has chosen the site as the home of a Community First Responder scheme.
As part of the initiative, people across the country have signed up to learn clinical skills from the organisation, which include training to administer first aid, recognise the signs of cardiac issues and the use of a defibrillator.
This enables them to provide a frontline service to their local community in emergencies until an ambulance can take over.
Tony Rossetti, south-east regional first responder officer, claimed Cardiff Airport merited an active team due to its large population of passengers.
"We thought the airport fits the bill for volunteers to look after the community in the building," he said.
First Responder groups are made up of ten to 15 volunteers from local communities around Wales, with one member assigned on call status 24 hours a day.