First Aid Courses

Ruby-J

Anyone know of any good, cheap and cheerful first aid courses in the laois/offaly/kildare areas??? im looking online at the moment but it seems its 450e for a course in swords in dublin! :eek: :eek: :eek:

undecided

http://www.laoischildcare.ie/training-page.html
try this not sure if you have to register with them tho

Silent Rain

Course ? There is a set of instructions on the inside of the Little Green Box which you can now buy in most Hardware stores. Anything more is really just for show.... Are you now boycotting hospitals ?

shwal

Dundrum Order of Malta are holding a first aid course in Dundrum, Dublin 14 on Saturday 19th and Saturday 26th April. Costs €100 and you get a certificate at the end of it which is valid for 3 years. It covers bleeding, burns, fractures, sprains, strains, CPR, etc.

To apply email dundrum@orderofmalta.ie

boomer_ie

There is plenty of providers of First Aid Training courses around the country, having said that the €450 course sounds to me to be an Occupational First Aid Course. There are cheaper providers of the course out there and like everything it pays to shop around.

Shane

patrickrushe

For those interested in finding a course in Cork, following the link:


For those who want to attend a public first aid course:
Public First Aid Course in Cork

For those who need workplace training:
Workplace First Aid Training in Cork

Our home page is at:
St. John Ambulance, Cork City First Aid and Ambulance Unit, Ireland

Curvy Vixen

patrickrushe wrote: »

For those interested in finding a course in Cork, following the link:


For those who want to attend a public first aid course:
Public First Aid Course in Cork

For those who need workplace training:
Workplace First Aid Training in Cork

Our home page is at:
St. John Ambulance, Cork City First Aid and Ambulance Unit, Ireland

Bit of a drive for you Ruby

patrickrushe

Sorry for reposting but the URLs were wrong.

For those who want to attend a public first aid course:
Public First Aid Course in Cork

For those who need workplace training:
Workplace First Aid Training in Cork

Our home page is at:
St. John Ambulance, Cork, Ireland - First Aid and Ambulance Unit

moose112

The Portlaoise order of Malta are always running courses.

portlaoise@orderofmalta.ie


0578663882

lost_lad

I recently did an Occupational First Aid Training Course in Laois with John J. Doogan you can find him here. http://www.firstaidkerry.ie

It was actually great craic.

He said that he does First Aid Training throughout Ireland.

civdef

Did you learn anything about recognition of death?

This thread was down for more than 3 years, resuscitation probably wasn't indicated.

Lucky Lad

Ruby-J wrote: »

Anyone know of any good, cheap and cheerful first aid courses in the laois/offaly/kildare areas??? im looking online at the moment but it seems its 450e for a course in swords in dublin! :eek: :eek: :eek:

Occupational First Aid should cost less than €200 that is a FETAC level 5
Basic should be €75 per person

First Aid Ireland

Lucky Lad wrote: »

Occupational First Aid should cost less than €200 that is a FETAC level 5
Basic should be €75 per person

Occupational first aid courses are going to cost more because the certs cost the trainer about 65 euro for each person on the course (if you get a FETAC cert and an Irish Heart Foundation cert). Plus the courses are 3 days long, and usually involve bringing in an external examiner to assess candidates and to deliver the CPR component. That's why they tend to be 330 euro+.

If you want something cheaper ask your training provider specifically for a course that's not FETAC/IHF accredited. That way you can get a cert issued by the trainer themselves, which reduces his/her overheads dramatically and therefore the cost.

Most training companies will run one day courses on basic first aid and CPR for about 75euro per person. Some will do it even cheaper. Almost all will give group discounts, so see if a few mates/colleagues want to do a course too. if you have a premises in work etc where the course can take place, that will further reduce costs for you.

But make sure CPR is included in any course you do. And make sure you're learning the newest guidelines, as it's one of the few proper potentially life saving skills you can learn quickly.

patrickrushe

We’ve an evening first aid course kicking off on the 24th of January, and a three day OFA course on the 23rd, 24th and 25th of January, both at HQ in Dublin. For details, visit http://stjohn.ie

St John Ambulance is a registered charity.