Time to defibrillation is the most critical factor in survival of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). If an AED is “on-site” within two minutes there is an 80% chance that the victim will survive. This is one of the reasons that survival rates improve in areas with active AED programmes. Remember, every minute that passes before defibrillation the survival rate reduces by 7-10 percent. Currently in Ireland the survivability rate for out of hospital cardiac arrest is 1%.

• Duration: 3-4 hours
• Prerequisites: None
• Certificate: Valid for 2 years

CPR

The Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation course is multimedia based with practical instruction from qualified Irish Heart Foundation Instructors.

• Duration: 3-4 hours
• Prerequisites: None
• Certificate: Valid for 2 years