Sports club sets up life-saving defibrillator

Club president Roy Tucker, lifetime committee member Kolin Bhogal, stewardess Louise Astley and Penn councillor Celia Hibbert saw the device be installed at the club

A potentially life-saving defibrillator has been installed at a Wolverhampton sports club.

The device has been fitted on a wall at the entrance to Woodfield Social and Sports Club main building in Penn.

Club committee member Kolin Bhogal liaised with organisations including West Midlands Ambulance to get it set up, the club said.

The devices can increase the chances of survival by up to 70% if used within five minutes of cardiac arrest.

Penn councillor Celia Hibbert helped provide some council funding towards getting the defibrillator along with Wolverhampton Gateway Club and Special Olympics.

Club stewardess Louise Astley said: “We welcome thousands of visitors to Woodfield Club every year therefore it's important to have this life-saving equipment at such a key location".

“In the crucial minutes during a cardiac arrest, it is vital that a defibrillator can be accessed quickly.”