Heartsaver CPR & AED – First Aid Courses Dublin

Our 4 hour Irish Heart Foundation Heartsaver CPR & AED – First Aid Courses Dublin is dedicated to life saving cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR). You will also learn how to successfully use an AED (Automated External Defibrillator).

Additionally to CPR First Aid training you will learn how to handle situations of foreign body airway obstruction (choking) as well as stroke.

Approximately 10,000 people die from cardiovascular disease every year in Ireland. With this in mind it is estimated that 5,000 of these deaths are from a sudden cardiac arrest.

Do you know that 70% of cardiac arrests in Ireland occur out of hospital? This happens usually in the presence of a family member or friend. For this reason if you know how to perform CPR you may be able to help save a life.

Some important facts to realise about the use of an AED:

• Your chance of surviving cardiac arrest is significantly decreased by 7-10% with each minute that passes after you collapse.
• Defibrillation without delay provides the single most important therapy for the treatment of cardiac arrest in the adult patient.
• Early CPR and defibrillation within the first 3–5 minutes after collapse, plus early advanced care can result in high (greater than 50%) long-term survival rates for witnessed cardiac arrests.
• In any event it must be remembered that CPR by bystanders means that you can “buy time” by maintaining some blood flow to the heart and brain during cardiac arrest.

As an illustration here is one example how the life of a young man was saved. In brief he survived thanks to the quick reaction of his friends who took part in CPR First Aid training shortly before the event.  An AED was at the scene straightaway. However this is the ideal case scenario but in reality most victims are not that fortunate. It is important to realise that you too can learn these skills!

If you are interested in a group booking then please contact us to discuss details including our very competitive fees.

You will be taught the Heartsaver CPR & AED – First Aid Courses Dublin by instructors who have many years of experience. In fact many of our instructor have ample experience in front line services. Hence the CPR training & AED course follows specifically the recommendation of the American Heart Association, the Irish Heart Foundation and PHECC (Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council).

In the event that you like to train with your friends and family you can host a CPR course in your own home.

In case you have more questions please contact us for more information.