A local boxing club has praised the man behind That Prize Guy, after he stepped in following a community appeal for a defibrillator.

In a post shared online by Rathcoole Boxing Club, they asked for advice on possible funding available so they could buy one of the lifesaving devices for their club. In response to the appeal, That Prize Guy NI commented: "I got yas. Gimme a shout."

A defibrillator is a device that gives a high energy electric shock to the heart of someone who is in cardiac arrest. The high energy shock is called defibrillation, and it's an essential part in trying to save the life of someone who’s in cardiac arrest.

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Sharing the news on their Facebook page, a spokesperson for Rathcoole Boxing Club said the device will be available to the community 24-hours a day.

They said: "[It is] absolutely unbelievable for That Prize Guy to buy Rathcoole Boxing Club a new mobile defibrillator so we can have it in the club when we are there and take it anywhere we go outside the club.

"I will also be making this available to the community 24 hours a day for anyone needing it. Contact me and I will have it with you within two minutes if you live in Rathcoole or just outside it."

If someone has suffered a cardiac arrest and you need a defibrillator, staff in the NIAS Emergency Operations Centre can direct 999 callers to their nearest ‘emergency ready’ device (within one mile of an incident) and provide a code to the secure cabinet it’s contained in if necessary, you MUST ensure you provide the access code when registering your device.

Defibrillator locations may be highlighted by the use of these signs:

There are more than 2500 defibrillators registered with NI Ambulance Service on the Circuit. Having a defibrillator in your workplace or local community can help save lives, but it must be registered so that staff in the Emergency Operations Centre can instruct a bystander to go and retrieve it.

If you want to know where your closest defibrillator is located and if it is emergency ready or not then please visit www.defibfinder.uk.

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