The aim of the course is to provide participants with the clinical competence to manage life-threatening cardiac related emergencies in a pre-hospital setting. The course content is based on refreshing the participant’s knowledge of the chain of survival, the recognition and management of life threatening arrhythmias, the roles of individual team members in managing cardiac arrest and the administration of anti-arrhythmic and other cardiac medications. The course will focus on practical skills such as:

• Management of life threatening emergencies
• Integration of critical procedures in a simulated emergency situation
• Basic and advanced airway management and oxygen therapy
• Use of Automated External Defibrillator

We recommend that candidates hold a current Basic Life Support Certificate before attending Immediate Care Cardiac Courses.

The current resuscitation guidelines are available by following this link  Resuscitation Guidelines.

Immediate Care Trauma Courses equip participants to manage trauma related life-threatening emergencies in a pre-hospital setting. The course content is a mixture of sessions dealing with the principles of management of serious trauma and participation on a range of skill stations. Much of the day is spent on skill stations allowing sufficient time for hands-on practice of skills and familiarisation with the equipment needed to manage and stabilise a trauma patient. The standard course is planned around road traffic accident procedures, planning and preparation. Concepts learned in this module are however applicable to any trauma situation. 

The course will focus on practical skills such as:

• Dealing with head injuries and the multi-system trauma victim
• Primary and secondary patient surveys
• Spinal Immobilisation
• Airway management in a trauma patient
• Fluid resuscitation
• Close teamwork with the emergency services
  

The aim of this course is to offer clinicians, Doctors , Nurses, Advanced paramedics the opportunity to become more confident and competent in dealing with serious paediatric emergencies in the pre-hospital environment. The format of the day is a combination of lectures, skills stations, workshops and small group scenarios.

Topics include:

• BLS/choking/AED use
• Airway and ventilation skills
• Respiratory emergencies
• Pain management
• Sepsis / Shock management
• Neurological emergencies
• Management of anaphylaxis
• Paediatric calculations

There is a strong focus on hands on skills practice. The clinical practice guidelines published by the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council will provide core background material for the day.

In response to the H1N1 national vaccination programme UCD CEMS developed this programme.

On completion participants should be able to recognise the signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis and be familiar with the treatment and drug doses appropriate for adults and children.
The format is a combination of lectures, skills stations and discussion groups
Candidates typically are doctors and nurses working in public health, general practice and occupational healthcare settings.
The course runs over 4 hours and is approved for CPD
Courses are available on request so please contact if you wish to organise a course for a group of colleagues.

Basic Life Support Course

The Heartsaver AED course covers CPR and AED use. It runs over a half day and can be offered on request. Please contact us for more details.