ALT Infographic titled 'Installing a new defib? Six steps to ensure best defibrillator placement in your local community'
ALT 1. "Find out what is already there" Enter a postcode at defibfinder.uk to locate nearby registered defibrillators. 2. "Try to fill a gap" suggests finding areas without nearby defibrillators. It notes that remote areas often lack defibrillators. It also mentions using padmap.org in Scotland for optimal defibrillator locations.
ALT "3. Make it visible and easy to access" Place a defibrillator in an unlocked, visible cabinet for accessibility. "4. Label it" instructs to write contact details on the defibrillator for easy return if misplaced after emergency use.
ALT "5. Put a sign up" discusses displaying a sign to encourage defib use. "6. Register it on The Circuit" explains how registering a defibrillator with The Circuit can assist emergency services. The Circuit logo is present at the bottom.
ALT Red and white graphic background with bold text stating, "Only 35% of people say they would get involved if they witnessed a cardiac arrest." At the bottom, it notes the source as research by Opinion Matters with UK respondents from September 4 to September 8, 2025.
ALT Two speech bubbles featured on a plain background. The first bubble says, "I'm worried about doing it wrong." The second bubble provides information on CPR, stating "If someone is in cardiac arrest, doing CPR will give someone their best chance of survival until the emergency services arrive."
ALT Two speech bubbles featured on a plain background. The first bubble states, "I don't want to give mouth-to-mouth." The second bubble states RCUK guidelines that rescue breaths for adult CPR are recommended if you are trained and willing to do so, but if you don't feel comfortable, compression only CPR will still improve survival.
ALT Two speech bubbles featured on a plain background. First bubble says "I don't know how to use a defib." The second bubbles emphasises that you don't need training to use a defib, they will tell you what to do.
ALT Two speech bubbles: one expresses fear of hurting someone while performing CPR; the other states that CPR is lifesaving and its benefits outweigh the risks.
ALT Around 80% of cardiac arrests happen at home. Learning CPR means you can help save those you care about the most.
ALT Emergency services take time to arrive. For every minute someone in cardiac arrest doesn't receive CPR, their chance of survival drops by 10%. Performing CPR before emergency services arrive could be the difference between life and death.
ALT It can be done at home in an hour or less. Free digital courses such as lifesaver.org.uk make learning CPR at home easy.
ALT You'll feel more empowered to act. Feeling confident to step up and take action in an emergency could be the reason someone survives.
ALT Photo of a training manikin with defib pads attached and a statistic over the top reads "In 2024, public access defibrillators were only used in 9% of all out-of-hospital cardiac arrests."
ALT Infographic encouraging defib guardians to register their device on The Circuit to make it visible to emergency services.
ALT Infographic promoting awareness of defibrillator locations; text details how to find your nearest defibrillator at defibfinder.uk.
ALT Infographic encouraging people to familiarise themselves with how to use a defib, noting 'Lifesaver' online training and 'Defib Dani' as resources for learning.
