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First Aid Courses Mayo

First Aid Courses Mayo 

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​Weekly First Aid Courses in Mayo & Galway City. PHECC First Aid Courses on Site in Mayo – One day Re-fresher First Aid or 3 day Full First Aid Course Available
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Emergency First Aid Courses Mayo List

PHECC First Aid Responder (FAR) = 3 days or 18hours

PHECC Cardiac First Response –  Community Level (CFR -C ) = 4 Hours

Emergency First Aid Course = 1 day

Paediatric First Aid = 1 day

PHECC First Aid Responder (FAR)
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The Pre Hospital Care Council (PHECC) First Aid Responder (FAR) is replacing the QQI/FETAC Occupational First Aid – QQI Level 5. The Health & Safety Authority (HSA) now recognise the PHECC First Aid Response (FAR) training course as the meeting the needs of occupational first aid in the workplace.

This course trains participants to provide first aid for a person who becomes suddenly unwell or injured until the arrival of emergency medical services. FAR includes the full Cardiac First Response Community standard also.
  • Patient assessment
  • Incident procedure
  • Cardiac First Response – Community
  • Common medical emergencies
  • Injury management and shock
  • Care of the unconscious patient
  • Burns and electrical injury care
  • Hypothermia and hyperthermia
  • Information management
  • Communications
  • The well-being of the First Aid Responder
Course Duration:  3 days (18 hours)
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PHECC Cardiac First Response – Community Level (CFR -C )
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Cardiac First Response at Community level provides the learner with essential basic life saving skills, including CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation) and the use of an AED (Automation External Defibrillator).
Course Content
  • CPR & AED
  • Recognition of a Heart Attack and Cardiac Arrest
  • Administration of Aspirin
  • Assessment of stroke (FAST)
  • Choking (FBAO)
  • Post resuscitation care
Course Duration – 4 hours
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