First Aid Responder Limerick

Course description

On completion of the First Aid Responder course participants will have the skills to:

• Deal with life threatening or potentially life threatening conditions in the pre-hospital environment until arrival of emergency medical services.
• Provide First Aid Response for conditions not thought to be life-threatening but are necessary to prevent further harm before the emergency medical services arrive.
• Provide pre-hospital First Aid Response in a wide range of environments including home and recreational settings.
• Display the requisite personal skills including composure, competence and self-confidence while understanding their limitations.

Content

• Incident management
• Cardiac emergencies
• Patient Assessment
• Injury management & Shock
• Care of Unconscious Patient
• Burns & Electrical injuries
• Poisonings
• Common Medical emergencies
• Adult C.P.R. & AED
• Infant C.P.R & AED

Certification

• 2 Year certification of Competence, from Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council recognised by Health & Safety Authority, following successful assessments.
• It is a replacement for Occupational First Aid
• It is Recognised by Health & Safety Authority from 1st November 2016
• It Meets all the requirements of the current Health & Safety Standards and requirements for employee training.
• It Develops a preventative approach to accidents and incidents within the workplace.