First Aid / CPR

Course Details:
First Aid Response (FAR) is a PHECC-certified course, endorsed by the HSA and TUSLA, designed to equip workplace first aiders with essential emergency skills. HealthCo, a PHECC Approved Training Institute since 2019, ensures high-quality training with expert tutors in top-tier venues. Our in-house certification process guarantees faster certification for participants.

Key Takeaways:

• Patient Assessment
• Incident Procedure
• Cardiac First Response – Community
• Common Medical Emergencies
• Injury Management and Shock
• Care of the Unconscious Patient
• Burns and Electrical Injury Care
• Hypothermia and Hyperthermia
• Information Management
• Communications
• The Well-being of the First Aid Responder

Course Criteria:
Duration: 3 Days
Number of Participants: 8 per instructor
Certification: HealthCo Certificate. 
Eligibility: The course is delivered in English & involves some practical elements
Assessment: Five continuous assessment practical activities and one written multiple-choice question paper
Accreditation: Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council

Course Details:
First Aid Response (FAR) is a PHECC-certified course, recommended by the HSA and TUSLA, designed to equip workplace first aiders with essential emergency skills. HealthCo became a PHECC Approved Training Institute in 2019, ensuring high-quality training with expert tutors in top-tier venues. Our in-house certification process allows for faster certification.

Key Takeaways:

• Patient Assessment
• Incident Procedure
• Cardiac First Response – Community
• Common Medical Emergencies
• Injury Management and Shock
• Care of the Unconscious Patient
• Burns and Electrical Injury Care
• Hypothermia and Hyperthermia
• Information Management
• Communications
• The Well-being of the First Aid Responder

Course Criteria:
Duration: 2 Days
Number of Participants: 8 per instructor
Certification: HealthCo Certificate
Eligibility: Each learner must present their current First Aid Response Certificate to be admitted to the course. Certificates beyond the expiry date must complete full First Aid Response training.
Assessment: Five continuous assessment practical activities and one written multiple choice question paper
Accreditation: Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council

Course Details:
HealthCo’s Basic Life Support (BLS) & Cardiac First Response (CFR) Community Instructor Course is designed for healthcare professionals who want to teach BLS Provider, Heartcode BLS, and CFR Community courses. Instructor candidates must hold valid AHA BLS Provider and PHECC CFR Community certifications before attending the course.

Key Takeaways:

The learner will complete the BLS Provider Course as its basis with an additional CFR Com-munity module. The additional CFR portion of the course includes:

• Stroke assessment (FAST Assessment)
• Heart attack and the administration of aspirin
• Patient Handover and CFR report
• Infection Control
• Post event issues (critical incident stress awareness and debrief)
• Team resuscitation
• Association BLS Provider cards are issued to all successful participants

Course Criteria:

Duration: 2 Days classroom based learning.

Following the 2-day Instructor course, candidates must attend 3 Provider courses within 90 days (3 months) of the initial instructor course date:

Course 1 – Observe an IHF CPR course being taught by an experienced, currently certified IHF CPR Instructor
Course 2 – Assist on an IHF CPR course being taught by an experienced, currently certified IHF CPR Instructor
Course 3 – Teach on an IHF CPR course while accompanied by an experienced, currently certified IHF CPR Instructor, and be monitored and signed off by an IHF BLS Faculty Member

Accreditation: Successful instructors who are signed off by an IHF BLS Faculty member will receive an IHF/AHA BLS Instructor Card and an IHF/PHECC CFR Community Instructor card, both of which are valid for two years.

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Course Details:
The BLS (Basic Life Support) Provider Course is designed for medical, paramedical, and allied healthcare professionals. It covers adult and paediatric CPR, two-rescuer scenarios, bag valve mask use, airway obstruction management, and AED operation. Training follows the American Heart Association’s practice-while-watching method for maximum hands-on experience. Successful completion of both skills and written assessments earns an IHF/AHA BLS Provider certification, valid for two years.

Key Takeaways:

• Adult, Paediatric & Infant CPR
• Use of bag masks
• Automated external defibrillator (AED)
• Team Dynamics
• Rescue Breathing
• CPR when an Advanced Airway is in place
• Foreign body airway obstructions

Course Criteria:
Duration: 5.5 Hours
Number of Participants: 6 per instructor
Certification: Irish Heart Foundation
Eligibility: The course is delivered in English & involves some practical elements
Assessment: Learners are assessed on their practical skills and through multiple choice questions

Course Details:
The online BLS course is intended for certified/licenced healthcare providers and all staff that provide direct patient care to update their knowledge and skills in providing emergency cardiopulmonary resuscitation. This course is delivered through blended learning which combines the flexibility of online training with in-classroom skills practice and testing.

Course Content:
BLS renewal is completed online via the American Heart Association (AHA) website. HealthCo provides a course key for access to the online module (Part 1), covering the didactic portion. Parts 2 and 3 include in-classroom skills practice and assessment, using all necessary equipment. Tutors provide real-time feedback and reinforce effective techniques. Upon successful completion, course records are submitted for approval, and participants receive an AHA BLS Provider certification card.

Course Criteria:
Duration: 1.5 hours online & 1.5 hours in-class
Number of Participants: 6 per instructor
Certification: Irish Heart Foundation
Eligibility: The course is delivered in English & involves some practical elements
Assessment: Learners are assessed on their practical skills and through multiple choice questions

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Course Details:
The Heartsaver CPR AED Course covers essential CPR techniques, AED operation, and choking relief for adults, children, and infants. Participants learn to use Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs), which analyse heart rhythms and provide voice-guided prompts during cardiac emergencies. Training follows the American Heart Association’s hands-on practice-while-watching method, ensuring maximum skill retention in a dynamic group setting.

Key Takeaways:

• Adult CPR
• Child CPR
• Infant CPR
• Use of Face Mask Barrier Devices
• Adult Choking – Conscious and Unconscious
• Child Choking – Conscious and Unconscious
• Infant Choking – Conscious and Unconscious
• Safe and effective use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
• Special considerations when using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
  Course Criteria:

Duration: 2-4 Hours
Number of Participants: 6 per instructor
Certification: Irish Heart Foundation
Eligibility: The course is delivered in English & involves some practical elements
Assessment: Competent demonstration of CPR

The PHECC Cardiac First Response (CFR) Course is a practical, half-day training program designed to improve survival rates for cardiac emergencies. It prepares participants to respond effectively to cardiac arrest, heart attack, choking, stroke, or unconsciousness in workplaces, sports facilities, homes, or public spaces with Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs).

Trainees learn CPR, AED use, and choking response for adults and children, reinforcing the chain of survival before emergency services arrive. Recognized by the Irish College of General Practitioners (ICGP) and the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI), this course supports continuing professional development for healthcare professionals.

Course Details:
The First Aid for Sports Clubs course equips club members with essential skills to respond to emergencies in a sports setting. Suitable for football, GAA, rugby, swimming, tennis, running, and more, this training applies real-life emergency scenarios to your club’s environment.

Participants will learn practical first aid skills to manage common sports injuries and illnesses, along with CPR and AED use. Upon successful completion, learners receive an Irish Heart Foundation certificate, ensuring they are prepared to handle medical emergencies effectively.

Course Content:

• Safe Scene Management
• Heartsaver CPR & AED
• Choking
• Unconsciousness
• Asthma, Diabetes, Seizures
• Stroke & Heart Attack
• Bleeding, fractures & sprains
• Burns & Scalding
• Hypothermia
• Anaphylaxis
• Adult, Child & Infant guidelines

Course Details:
The Family & Friends CPR Course teaches essential lifesaving skills, including Hands-Only CPR, CPR with breaths, AED use, and airway obstruction management for adults, children, and infants. Using the American Heart Association’s practice-while-watching method, participants gain maximum hands-on experience in a dynamic group setting.

This course is ideal for community groups, parents, grandparents, babysitters, and anyone interested in learning CPR. While it does not provide a certification for job requirements, it equips learners with the confidence and skills to respond effectively in an emergency.

Course Content:

• Adult, Paediatric & Infant CPR
• Automated external defibrillator (AED)
• Foreign body airway obstructions (choking)