PHECC Cardiac First Responder Advanced Level Course Cork

PHECC Cardiac First Responder Advanced Level Course

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A Cardiac First Responder Advanced level Course is aimed at health care professionals who may be working in the emergency medical services, healthcare facilities or in the community. In addition to responding to patients in the course of their duties responders can provide lifesaving skills. In addition to the competencies taught at CFR Community level, the Advanced level course teaches the airway management: suctioning, use of an oropharyngeal airway (OPA), supraglottic airway (SGA) uncuffed devices, bag valve mask (BVM), pulse checks, roles in team resuscitation and oxygen administration.

The Cardiac First Responder Advanced Level Course can be delivered onsite or offsite as required in Cork and Nationwide. The cardiac first responder course is delivered by registered Prehospital Emergency Care Council practitioners with frontline ambulance experience.

Training Dates: Sunday 3rd December 2023 Book > Here

Location: Building 1000, City Gate, Mahon, Cork. T12 W7CV

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Second Floor. Call for room location: 0879676700

Course start time: 9am

PHECC Cardiac First Responder Advanced Level Course

Entry criteria: Minimum age for entry is eighteen

Course Duration: 6 Hours

Course involves lectures, practical training and exam.

25 Multiple Choice Questions | 80% Pass rate. (20 pass marks)

English Language: All our PHECC courses are delivered in English. Students are expected to have good command of the english language.

Module 1: Basic Emergency Care

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation
Obvious signs of death and when resuscitation is not indicated
Heart attack, Stroke, Cardiac arrest and Choking
FAST assessment (Face, Arms, Speech & Time assessment)
One-responder, two-responder CPR & Team Resuscitation
Carrying out a pulse check within 10 seconds
Management of a choking patient who is responsive and then becomes unresponsive
Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) 300 mg tablet administration for cardiac chest pain as per the PHECC Clinical Practice Guidelines
Post resuscitation care management for patients following return of normal spontaneous breathing

Module 2: Airway And Ventilation

The component parts of an oxygen delivery system (oxygen cylinders types, regulators demand valve, constant flow meter etc)
The principles of safe operation for an oxygen delivery system and correct/safe storage requirements appropriate to circumstances and list potential hazards
Learn how to establish, clear and maintain a patent airway using approved airways and suction devices
How to administer oxygen in accordance with approved airway and ventilation equipment
When oxygen can be administered in accordance with PHECC CPGs and Medication Formulary
The legal restrictions/regulations regarding the administration and possession of medical oxygen

Module 3: Accessing and Use of an Automated External Defibrillator

The functions of an automated external defibrillator (AED)
When to use an AED
The steps of AED operation
The safety precautions for using an AED
Steps to check and maintain an AED

Module 4: Safety and Communication

The links in the chain of survival
The importance of calling 112/ 999
How using a RED Card (Request Emergency Dispatch card) can enhance communication
The elements of scene safety
The benefits of an explicit handover, including documentation as appropriate, between Responders and healthcare professionals
The role of the Cardiac First Response (CFR) report and the benefits of collecting information for the out of hospital cardiac arrest register (OHCAR)
Patient confidentiality

Certification: PHECC Cardiac First Responder Advanced Course

Certification valid for 2 years