‘The Circuit’ is a software that all Ambulance Services in the UK use, in order to manage and direct people to their nearest defibrillator. You can see a map of all the Defibrillators clicking the image below:
We get notified every time one of our defibrillators are deployed by an Ambulance Service, where a member of the public is sent to retrieve it for the potential or actual use on a patient in Cardiac Arrest.
These devices are always there, waiting for the worst. Owing to a lack of information and patient privacy, we will rarely know if a defibrillator has been used to save a patient, on each occasion however, it has been seen fit to have it out of the box and attached to the patient prior to an Ambulance arriving, this likely means chest compressions are ongoing or the patient has stopped, or is likely to stop breathing imminently.
To show how important these devices are, we wanted to share with you, the dates and times BEAT Defibrillators which have been deployed to incidents in the last 12 months.
On 4th February 2025, at 05:53, SECAmb directed someone to retrieve the LIFEPAK 1000 defibrillator from our cabinet outside the United Trinity Church, Billingshurst for use. This defibrillator has previously been dispatched to an incident on 15th July 2024 at 17:41 and 21st December 2023 at 14:10, it has certainly proved its value and location.
On the 18th July 2025, at 19:33, SECAmb instructed a caller/bystander to retrieve the IPAD SP1 defibrillator from our Jubilee Fields, Billingshurst cabinet, for use on a patient whilst awaiting an Ambulance. On the 19th July 2025 at 22:39, we made sure it was back in the cabinet, with electrodes and preparation kit, marking it Emergency Ready for use again.
On Christmas Day 2024, at 09:02, SECAmb directed a bystander/caller to collect the Cardiac Science G3 from the cabinet at Durfold Wood for use on a patient. By 11:04 on New Years Day 2025, it was back in service for use.
On 17th July 2025, at 13:38, SECAmb instructed the collection and use of the IPAD SP1 defibrillator from the cabinet at Wisborough Green Primary School. It was later returned and checked at 17:29 the same day.
On 13th June 2025 at 10:41, SECAmb requested someone to get the IPAD SP1 from its Cabinet outside the Kings Head Pub, Billingshurst for deployment. It was returned, checked and marked Emergency Ready again at 16:29 the same day. This defibrillator was used previously on 23rd November 2022 at 13:53, about 1 week after its registration on ‘The Circuit’
