Who Should Attend:

This course is specifically designed to teach you basic life support skills (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) including the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) and those who wish to become a Cardiac First Responder at community level or those wishing to refresh their CFR skills. The trained Cardiac First Responders play a critical role in keeping a person alive until of expert medical care.

Participants per course:

Maximum of 8 participants

Course Duration:

Half Day

Course Content

• Patient Assessment
• Adult CPR
• Child CPR
• Infant CPR
• Use of Face Mask Barrier Devices
• Automated External Defibrillator – AED
• Recovery (safe airway) Position
• Adult Choking – Conscious and Unconscious
• Child Choking – Conscious and Unconscious
• Infant Choking – Conscious and Unconscious
• Airway Obstruction Adult, Child and Infant
• Aspirin Administration for Heart Attack
• Stroke
• Skills Group Practice
• Questions and Answers

Learning Outcomes:

Recognise the signs of a life threatening emergency.
Respond in an effective, safe and appropriate manner, to a life threatening emergency, utilising
basic life support skills.
Retrieve and appropriately use, if required, an automated external defibrillator during a cardiac
arrest.
Report and Record their actions and interventions appropriately and handover to emergency
medical services.

Certification:

PHECC (Pre Hospital Emergency Care Council) 2 year certification.

Course Cost:

from €400 p/course (up to 8 participants)