Life-saving defibrillator stolen over Christmas in Trim

Gardai in Trim have recovered a life-saving defibrillator was stolen over the Christmas period.

The community public access difibrillators was stolen from Finnegans Way Trim at some point between Christmas Day and St Stephen's Day 

With the help of CCTV and good local knowledge Gardai in Trim followed definite lines of enquiry and relocated the AED which has now been restored and all consumables replenished.

Charges are pending for persons involved.

An AED was anonymously donated to be used in the community to the Irish Red Cross Trim Branch who set about putting it in the community. 
With the support of local businesses two public access defibrillators have been placed in the town since November and 24 people trained in the Cardiac First Responder Community course. It is hoped the town will have FIVE Public Access Defibrillators in total in the New Year and a further group of people will be trained in the cardiac first responder community course. 

A spokesperson for the Trim Branch of the Irish Red Cross, Philip Dorian said: "An AED is a life-saving piece of equipment and stealing an AED or other life saving equipment could mean stealing a life. There will be further AED's placed in the community in the New Year. Thanks again to Trim Gardai, the Staff at Farrells Pharmacy and members of the Irish Red Cross Trim Branch - Unit Officer Frank Connolly and branch chairperson Willie Crinion who worked tirelessly to get the AED restored and operational in such a short period."

The AED has already been used in emergencies in the town as it is registered under the National Emergency Control Centre with the National Ambulance Service 999/112 system. 

It is routinely sent for when the people of Trim and surrounding areas ring 999/112 suffering chest pain, in the event of a cardiac arrest and where a patient is unconscious.