Head of Department

Attracta Kennedy

Introduction

Our aim is to raise awareness of cardiac emergencies and increase the rate of survival from sudden cardiac arrest through the facilitation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation training both at basic and advanced levels.

Contact Details

Services Provided

Training

There are two levels of training available:

• Basic and Advanced Life Support Training is available to hospital personnel and healthcare providers.
• Family and Friends Course teaches basic steps of resuscitation to members of the general public, patients, their families and friends.

All courses follow the internationally accepted guidelines approved by The American Heart Association and Irish Heart Foundation.

Basic Life Support:

This is a simple, easily learned emergency procedure used when someone’s breathing and heartbeat stops suddenly. If Basic Life Support is started promptly after a cardiac arrest it can sustain life until an automated external defibrillator and advanced medical help arrives and thus enhance the patients’ chance of survival.

Advanced Life Support

The ACLS Provider Course is designed for healthcare providers who either direct or participate in the resuscitation of a patient whether in or out of hospital.

Description of Service

Provides training in areas related to Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation as follows:

• Basic Life Support (BLS) training to hospital staff.
• Basic Life Support training to patients and family members.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) training to hospital staff.
• BLS/ACLS training for ‘outside’ professionals.
• Training in areas related to resuscitation.
• Attend cardiac arrest.
• Audit cardiac arrests.
• Act as resource for emergency resuscitation equipment.
• Order equipment.
• Evaluate equipment.
• Monitor equipment maintenance within hospital.