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Welcome to the Irish Ambulance Network
Welcome
to your Network
This site is dedicated to all Pre-Hospital Care Providers
in Ireland from
Advanced Paramedics to Basic First Aiders.
Forum - Information & Comments
Check out our forum for up to minute information and comments for
Pre-Hospital Care in Ireland. If you have a question or want to join the
debate then join our forum, it's free and it's open to all.
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PHECC
The Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council is an
independent statutory agency charged with responsibility for standards,
education and training in the field of pre-hospital emergency care in
Ireland.
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| Occupational First Aid
Instructors Forum |
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With so many changes set to come in late in 2007 in the
Occupational First Aid Course the
forum is the best place to keep up to date and to have your say. The
Occupational First Aid Instructors forum is part of the Irish Ambulance
Networks main forum. But you can access direct from here.
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HERE TO GO DIRECTLY TO THE INSTRUCTOR FORUM> |
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Irish Heart
Foundation Instructors Forum |
The Irish Heart Foundation’s CPR & ECC Training
Programme provides resuscitation training through approximately 130
affiliated training sites situated throughout Ireland. These sites
provide a variety of different training courses across the disciplines
of Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and
Paediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).
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HERE TO GO DIRECTLY TO THE INSTRUCTOR FORUM>
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| Which
AED Defibrillator Should You Buy For Your Community? |
| All defibrillators work the same way
but when you are looking to purchase a unit you should do your
homework. |
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| Here in Ireland the following
defibrillators are in widespread use and have been for several
years |
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| Medtronic |
Cardiac Science |
| Philips / Laerdal |
Defibtech |
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| These models all have fully backup
service available in Ireland and each model has greater then 500
units deployed in Ireland. If you are going to purchase a
defibrillator these four makes are the main units in Ireland. |
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Clinical Research
Shows that the Defibtech AED is the easiest to use for
Bystanders |
The Usability of Five Automated External
Defibrillators by Minimally Trained Bystanders by
Audrius Polikaitis, PhD, University of Illinois Medical
Center, Chicago, Illinois
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here to view the research |
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| The report compares the top five
defibrillators which are commercially available. Medtronic
LifePak CRPlus, Defibtech Lifeline, Zoll AED Plus, Cardiac
Science Powerheart G3 and the Philips / Laerdal.
The clinical study shows that the Defibtech unit is the
easiest to use. |
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| Cardiac First
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What is a Community Responder?
A Community Responder is a member of the public who volunteers to help
their community by responding to medical emergencies. A Responder is
trained by the Ambulance Service in order that they can respond to
medical emergencies in their own communities before the arrival of an
emergency ambulance.
The Idea
The concept of Community Responders originated in America due to the
work of Dr Richard Cummins. He discovered that if a series of events
took place in a set sequence, a heart attack victim had a greater
chance of survival. These events are known as the "Chain of Survival".
Schemes
Community Responders form small schemes in key areas as
identified by the Ambulance Service. Most schemes consist of between
10 and 15 people and meet regularly to plan rotas, organise
fundraising activities and awareness days. Each member of the scheme
decides how much time they are able to give to Community Responders
and rotas are drawn up accordingly by the Co-ordinator. Some schemes
provide cover 24 hours a day, seven days a week and others provide
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Heartsafe Community Programme (AED Programmes) |
The Heartsafe Community Programme is an
Irish Heart Foundation initiative which aims to encourage all
communities to strengthen every link in the ‘Chain of Survival’ in
their community. The ‘Chain of Survival’ concept comprises four vital
links that can save a life: Early Access, Early Cardiopulmonary
Resuscitation, Early Defibrillation and Early Advanced Care.
The Irish Heart Foundation awards 'Heartbeats' in recognition of each
step a community takes to strengthen their Chain of Survival.
Heartbeats can be earned for such things as CPR training, having an
AED Programme or written plans for CPR/AED/Emergencies in your
community.
The number of Heartbeats required to become a Heartsafe Community
depends on the type of community applying to the programme. The
programme recognises four types of communities and each has different
heartbeat criteria and requisites to become Heartsafe. The four
different types of communities which can apply to the programme are:
Communities (towns & villages), Schools, Workplaces and Healthcare
Facilities.
The Heartsafe Community Award is valid for two years. Communities
which are awarded the HeartsafeTM award will be expected to be
involved in ongoing ‘Heartsafe’ activities to maintain the HeartsafeTM
Award. The Heartsafe Community Programme will be invaluable in
maintaining the momentum and enthusiasm needed for this.
If your community has started to complete some of the Heartsafe
activities and would like to apply to be recognised as a Heartsafe
Community please contact us and we will send you a Heartsafe Community
Pack. Each pack includes advice on CPR training, establishing an AED
Programme, how to keep your heart healthy and how to apply to become a
recognised Heartsafe Community. To receive a Heartsafe Community Pack
please contact either Sarah or Odhran 01-668 5001 and please make sure
you specify which type of pack you require, i.e. Community (towns &
village), Workplace, School or Healthcare Facility.
Many thanks to David Hiltz who allowed us to adopt
the principles he developed and used with great success in
Massachusetts, USA.
Heartsafe is a registered trademark of the Irish Heart Foundation. |
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| First Aid Training |
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Occupational First Aid
Emergency First
Aid
AED Training
Manual Handling
Instructor Training
Contact
Safety Ireland
Approved Training Site by the Irish Heart Foundation
SAFETY IRELAND WEBSITE |
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| Defibrillator |
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Stop Cardiac Arrest in your Community
Ireland's
Number 1 Defibrillator with over 1000 units in Ireland
DEFIBTECH WEBSITE |
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