Villagers in Torthworwald know the place to go within the occasion of a medical emergency.
For the village now has its personal life-saving defibrillator housed in an previous purple telephone field.
The emergency name-level was arrange by hotelier Ken Hutchison and engineer Jim Carruthers who raised £2,300 to create the shock-paddle station.
Ken, who runs the Manor Home, purchased the village’s out-of-service telephone field two years in the past.
It’s been given a revamp and moved into the Lockerbie Street lodge’s grounds.
Ken stated: “We acquired it to stop future tragedies within the village from occurring.
“We hope we by no means want to make use of it nevertheless it’s there if we do. We’re completely delighted that it’s up and operating.”
The lodge held its first coaching session for villagers on Tuesday in order many individuals as attainable might have first-hand expertise with the defib and CPR.
The sixty six-yr-previous suffered a coronary heart assault on the physician’s treadmill at Dumfries Infirmary two years in the past.
He stated: “It was actually sudden. I had a sore again and I used to be getting checks on the time however others gained’t be so fortunate to have instant care.”
Mr Carruthers got here up with the thought after seeing an identical scheme in operation elsewhere.
He stated: “The telephone field wasn’t getting used so we organised getting a defibrillator housed inside it.”
The sixty seven-yr-previous suffered a cardiac arrest whereas consuming his breakfast two years in the past.
Mr Carruthers stated: “I awoke in hospital 4 days later. I’m solely nonetheless right here as a result of there was a person within the yard who knew CPR and stored me alive till the ambulance acquired there.
“However there’s not going to be somebody who is aware of CPR for everybody. I used to be fortunate.”
Survival charges utilizing CPR alone are solely 5 per cent however with defibrillation there’s a 50/50 probability of survival.