SADS UK honour lifesavers at National Defibrillator Awards

The cardiac charity SADS UK hold the annual National Lifesaver Defibrillator Awards Dinner in London to honour people in the community who have used CPR and the defibrillator to save lives. Over the six years that the awards have been running, people from all walks of life have received acknowledgement for the lifesaving action they have taken. The charity has been privileged to have the support of Professor Douglas Chamberlain, leading light in emergency care, The Resuscitation Council (UK), College of Paramedics, cardiologists and representatives from NHS Ambulance Trusts from around the country.

The media are keen to cover the National Lifesaver Defibrillator Awards and SADS UK believes articles showing how people in the community have saved lives raises awareness with the general public, and encourages other people who may witness a cardiac arrest to take immediate lifesaving action.

This year SADS UK invited Dr Hilary Jones of ITV's ‘Good Morning Britain’ to the event and he presented the Lifesaver Awards after the celebratory meal.