Description

The Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC) has designed the First Aid Response (FAR) Standard to offer appropriate training to individuals and groups who require a first aid skillset including Cardiac First Response. This standard is designed to meet First Aid and Basic Life Support (BLS) requirements that a person known as a “First Aid Responder” may encounter.

The First Aid Responder will possess the following general skills:

• Deal with life threatening or potentially life threatening conditions in the pre-hospital environment until the arrival of emergency medical services.
• Provide First Aid Response for conditions not thought to be life-threatening but which 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 work, home and recreational settings.
• Display the requisite personal skills including composure, competence and self-confidence while understanding their limitations.

 Course Duration:

3 Days; Thursdays;  April 11th, 18th & 25th. 

Course Content:

• Patient Assessment
• Incident procedures
• Cardiac First Response (CFR Community) including defibrillation, choking and stroke
• Common Medical Emergencies (Asthma, Diabetes, Seizures, Poisoning and Fainting)
• Injury Management and Shock (Bleeding, Bone Injuries, Sprains, Strains & Dislocations, Shock)
• Burns and scalds, electric injury care
• Hypothermia and Hyperthermia
• Information Management
• Communications
• The well-being of the First Aid Responder.

Assessment:

There is a practical and theory assessment which takes place at the end of Day 3.

Course participants must complete a multiple choice examination paper and a mark of 80% or greater must be achieved to successfully complete the course. There will also be a FAR skills test and a CFR skills test.

Certification:
Certification is under the auspices of PHECC. Successful candidates must recertify every 2 years.

Please book online

Member €260

Non-Member €300

For more information email Cillian at cgriffey@shannonchamber.ie or call 061 475 854

Please quote Purchase Order number if required on invoice. Cheques should be made payable to Shannon Chamber Skillnet. 

Training Cancellation Policy: Training courses which are cancelled over 7 days in advance of scheduled training date shall incur no cancellation fee. Training courses which are cancelled within 7 days of scheduled training date shall incur a cancellation fee equal to 50% of the cost. Registrants who give less than 24 hours notice or fail to attend training will be charged 100% of the full fee.

Shannon Chamber Skillnet is co-funded by Skillnet Ireland and member companies. Skillnet Ireland is funded from the National Training Fund through the Department of Education and Skills.

For further information please visit www.skillnetireland.ie