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Welcome to Somersham Community First Responder’s Web Site

I hope that you will find the information contained in our web pages to be informative and interesting. The Videos highlight important messages that would help you prevent further injuries and could help you save a life.

The web site is designed to make it easy to find out the information you want, by clicking on to the ‘heading’ you will be able to go straight to that part of the web site.

You can read or watch videos to gain information and knowledge about the voluntary scheme and emergency situations.

To be able to offer a 24-7 response we need more members to join our team so after reading about us and the service we offer the Somersham community you can get in touch using our ‘contact us’ page, we look forward to hearing from you.

What are Community First Responder Schemes ?

A responder scheme is made up of groups of local volunteers who, within the community in which they live or work, have been trained to attend emergency calls received by the 999 ambulance service trust and provide first aid until an emergency ambulance arrives.

Who / What are Community First Responders (CFR)?

CFR groups consist of trained volunteers from the local community. One member of the group is designated as the group coordinator. All the volunteers live and work in the local area, and with a rota scheme, ideally (but realistically not always possible) one member of the volunteer group is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Many have full-time occupations, families and hobbies but on receiving a call they respond immediately. CFRs provide immediate care to patients where distance may delay the prompt arrival of an ambulance. They are trained to deliver basic life support and defibrillation to patients in cardiac arrest and other appropriate calls including administering oxygen to patients suffering from a range of conditions.