CFR Instructor Re-certification

PHECC Cardiac First Response (CFR) Community Level Instructor Course

Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council - FAR Recertification Course

Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council - FAR Course

First Aid Response (3 Day PHECC Certified)

Course Type: First Aid for the Workplace

Duration: 3 days

Certification: PHECC First Aid Response certificate

Recertification: 2 Day Refresher Course Required after 2 years

Patient Moving(Practical Session Only)

This course covers law, anatomy and physiology, ergonomics, and risk assessment for good manual handling skills for the movement and handling of patients as well as inanimate objects.

Objectives:

-               To understand the structure of the back and the ways in which it can become injured

-               To understand the principles of safe moving and handling

-               To be able to comply with current legal requirements in the workplace in relation to safely moving and handling patients/clients in a variety of healthcare related settings

Programme:

-               Legislation regarding manual handling with reference to the workplace

-               How your back works anatomy of the musculo-skeletal system and mechanisms of injury

-               The basic lifting techniques (animate and inanimate loads)

-               Introduction to patient handling concepts

-               Ergonomics and Risk Assessment

-               Lifting equipment and Risk Assessment

-               Practical Workshop of Moving and Handling Methods 

This course is a four hour course which concentrates on the use and administration of oxygen therapy.  CPR and First Aid certification should be up to date prior to attending this class.  This course covers when and how oxygen should be used, safety relating to oxygen usage, various methods of delivery, and the practical use of same.
 

The manual handling training course can be completed in 3 - 4 hours.  It covers a range of topics in order to give the learner confidence to risk assess manual handling tasks and perform said tasks within their workplace.

Course Topics Include:

- Legislation

- Anatomy and Physiology

- Ergonomics

- Hazard Identification

- Risk Assessment

- Principles of Lifting

- Practical: Lifting, Moving, Carrying, Push and Pull.

Irish Heart Foundation Instructor Re-Certification

Irish Heart Foundation - Basic Life Support(BLS) Healthcare Provider Instructor Course