"Community responders as in Dad's army - "Don't panic!" What wonderfully ridiculous idea" vivdora; your comments are a little unfair. I am a voluntary Community First Responder, (Not St Johns). I undertook intensive (5 days) training by my respective Ambulance Trust and have attended over 20 RED calls in my local community. In many cases it took a single responder or crew over 10 mins to arrive. During this time I was able to provide o2 and monitor the patient just in case there condition worsened until a crew arrived. Had the patient stopped breathing or gone into VF, I am equipped with o2, BVM and AED. I believe that CFR's have a vital role in our communities.