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First Aid Certified & Refresher Training

  • Event: First Aid Certified & Refresher Training
  • Date: 01/06/2021 - 30/09/2021
  • Time: 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
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Description

Course Aim: The aim of this First Aid Responder course is to provide learners with the knowledge and skills to be a First Aid Responder.

Course Overview & Content: 

PHECC has designed the First Aid Response (FAR) Standard to offer appropriate training to individuals and groups who require a first aid skill set including cardiac first response. This standard is designed to meet first aid and basic life support (BLS) requirements that a person known as “First Aid Responder” may encounter. The FAR Standard meets the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) requirement for occupational first aid training for the workplace.

  • Infection Prevention and Control
  • Patient Assessment
  • Incident Procedure
  • Cardiac First Responder (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

Who should attend?

Any member of an organisation or workplace

Accreditation:

On successful completion of the course candidates will receive a PHECC First Aid Responder certificate.

Certificate Valid for 2 years.

Duration:

Course Duration: 3 Days (FAR) / 2 Days (FAR Refresher)

This course can be offered in-house or will be open to individuals at various times during the year. For more information or to book this course contact cquinn@shannonchamber.ie or call 086 0679838

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 3 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