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Chamber and committees

Hutchison Vale’s New Defibrillator

  • Submitted by: Sarah Boyack, Lothian, Scottish Labour.
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 May 2015
  • Motion reference: S4M-13143

That the Parliament congratulates the members of Hutchison Vale Community Sports Club on the forthcoming arrival of a defibrillator for the club, which will be presented at a ceremony on 14 May 2015; understands that the members have been supporting the Shockingly Easy campaign, which is organised by the Edinburgh Evening News and aims to ensure that defibrillators are installed at every sports club in the Lothians; notes that the campaign was set up in memory of 13-year-old Jamie Skinner who died in December 2013 following a suspected heart attack while playing football for Tynecastle FC; understands that, every week in the UK, 12 apparently fit and healthy people under 35 lose their lives due to undiagnosed cardiac conditions; believes that the early use of a defibrillator can significantly increase the chances of survival after a heart attack; notes the recent publication of the Scottish Government’s Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Strategy for Scotland, and calls on it to ensure that the aims identified in the strategy are fully implemented.


Supported by: Jackie Baillie, Colin Beattie, Gordon MacDonald, Lewis Macdonald, Mike MacKenzie, Siobhan McMahon, Anne McTaggart, Gil Paterson, David Stewart, David Torrance, Sandra White