BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20230327T083000Z DTEND:20230329T153000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:First Aid Response (FAR) 3 Day Course-March 2023 DESCRIPTION:First Aid Response (FAR) - 3 DAY COURSE\n\nThe Health & Safety Authority (HSA) now recognises the PHECC First Aid Response (FAR) training course as meeting the needs of occupational first aid. The FAR Standard was developed by the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC) an independent statutory body who set the standards for education and training for pre-hospital emergency care in Ireland.\n\nOn completion of this 3-day course\, the First Aid Responder will be equipped with the necessary practical skills\, knowledge and confidence to give effective life support\, diagnose and treat injuries or illness\, and maintain care and comfort of a patient who has become suddenly ill or injured in the workplace or elsewhere until the arrival of emergency medical services. Also included is training in the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and the administration of aspirin for cases of a suspected heart attack.\n\n\n\nCourse Content:\n\n\n Patient Assessment\n Incident Procedures\n Cardiac First Response (CPR & AED\, Choking & Stroke)\n Common Medical Emergencies (Asthma\, Diabetes\, Seizures\, Poisoning & Fainting)\n Injury Management & Shock (Bleeding\, Fractures\, Sprains\, Strains & Dislocations\, Shock)\n Care of the Unconscious Patient\n Burns & Electrical Injury Care\n Hypothermia & Hyperthermia\n Information Management & Communications\n The Well-Being of the First-Aid Responder\n\n\n Instructor led\, written exam and skills assessment. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

First Aid Response (FAR) - 3 DAY COURSE
\nThe Health &\; Safety Authority (HSA) now recognises the PHECC First Aid Response (FAR) training course as meeting the needs of occupational first aid. The FAR Standard was developed by the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC) an independent statutory body who set the standards for education and training for pre-hospital emergency care in Ireland.

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On completion of this 3-day course\, the First Aid Responder will be equipped with the necessary practical skills\, knowledge and confidence to give effective life support\, diagnose and treat injuries or illness\, and maintain care and comfort of a patient who has become suddenly ill or injured in the workplace or elsewhere until the arrival of emergency medical services. Also included is training in the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and the administration of aspirin for cases of a suspected heart attack.

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\n LOCATION:Training is taking place in the O'Halloran Suite\, Castletroy Park Hotel beside our own office - course commences at 09:30 UID:e.3269.831 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260516T175739Z URL:https://members.limerickchamber.ie/events/details/first-aid-response-far-3-day-course-march-2023-831 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR