Primary Care Course

The Emergency First Response Primary Care (CPR) Course teaches participants how to respond to life-threatening emergencies. The course focuses on primary care through a combination of knowledge development, skill development and realistic scenario practice to make sure participants have the confidence in their ability to provide care when emergency situations arise.

When combined with our Secondary Care Course this course meets the HSE requirements for an Appointed Person in the Workplace.

Primary Care (CPR) skills taught in this course:

• Scene Safety Assessment
• Universal Precautions - Communicable Disease Protection, including barrier use
• Primary Assessment
• Rescue Breathing
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Conscious and Unconscious Obstructed Airway Management
• Serious Bleeding Management
• Shock Management
• Spinal Injury Management
• Recommended Skills
  • Automated External Defibrillator (AED) training
  • Emergency Oxygen Use Orientation.