Cardiac First Responder

Course Duration:  1 Day

Course Content:

This course gives participants the skills and knowledge to administer aid in cardiac, respiratory and neurological related emergencies. Modules include:

• Patient assessment

• CPR – Adult, Child and Infant

• Automated External Defibrillator use

• Identification and management of choking

• Identification and management of a heart attack

• Identification and management of a stroke

Who Should Attend :

Anybody who wishes to become a cardiac first responder. It is also required to teach Occupational First Aid

Certification:

Participants will be certified as PHECC registered Cardiac First Responder. The course is accredited by the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council, the statutory body responsible for education and training in the field of pre-hospital emergency care. Upon completion of the course the participant shall receive a certificate and card from the pre-hospital emergency care council valid for 2years.

What is the need for a cardiac first response programme:  

• Ireland has high rate of death from cardiac related issues, 1 in 5 of all deaths

• 5,000 people per year die from Sudden cardiac death in Ireland

• 14 deaths per day from Sudden cardiac death

• Death can often be prevented if CPR is started immediately

• Immediate CPR prevents permanent damage to the brain and heart

• Survival rates decline by 10% every minute in cardiac arrest without defibrillation

• If Defibrillation is commenced within 5minutes survival rates are 50% or higher

• If Defibrillation is commenced within 10minutes survival rates are 0-10%