Cardiac First Responder Course

Cardiac First Responder Course

This dynamic new course was brought about with the combined efforts of the Irish Heart Foundation and the Pre Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC). Using thier individual areas of expertise, they built this course on existing Heartsaver® and BLS curriculim published by the American Heart Association, adding these additional modules listed below.

• administration of aspirin
• stroke assessment (FAST Assessment)
• critical incident stress awareness and debrief
• Cardiac First Responder Report (CFRR)
• legal indemnity issues

The courses will conclude with a short skills testing. Certification for this course is an Irish Heart Foundation / Pre Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC) CFR community course completion card in addition to a Heartsaver AED course completion card or BLS for HCP certificate depending on the course having been taught. Certification will be received upon successfully completing the course.

*All training materials are provided on the day of your course including student workbook, pen/paper, personal protective equipment, cleaning equipment, mouth barriers, epinephrine pen, first aid kit, and splinting materials.