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The current resuscitation guidelines step by step: checking response and breathing, calling 112, thirty compressions and two breaths, compression only CPR and how a defibrillator fits in.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation keeps oxygenated blood moving to the brain and heart of a person in cardiac arrest until a defibrillator and the ambulance arrive. Every minute without CPR cuts the chance of survival by around ten percent; CPR started immediately by a bystander can double or triple it. The steps follow the European Resuscitation Council guidelines used by the Irish Heart Foundation and PHECC.
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Thirty compressions to two breaths for adults, children and infants, with five initial rescue breaths for children and infants.
Five to six centimetres on an adult, about one third of the depth of the chest on a child or infant.
Yes. Continuous chest compressions without breaths, compression only CPR, is recommended when a rescuer is untrained or unwilling to give breaths and greatly improves survival compared with doing nothing.
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The first aid course at Irish First Aid fits Ireland working life perfectly. From Dublin's construction cranes and Cork's pharma plants to Galway's medtech campuses, Limerick's manufacturing belt and the farms, hotels, warehouses and hospitals in every county between, Irish workplaces run on certified, compliant staff. Instead of losing a day to a classroom, learners in Ireland complete the full accredited training online, in about 1-2 hours, from home or straight from the workplace.
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Most providers sell first aid as one course among dozens. At Irish First Aid it is the entire business, and the depth shows: every compression rate, every bandage technique and every emergency decision gets proper treatment instead of a passing mention.
The syllabus follows current Irish and European resuscitation guidelines and HSA expectations: the primary survey, CPR and AED awareness, choking, wounds, burns, shock and a clean handover to paramedics.
The result is a first aid course that employers recognise as genuinely specialist, backed by a certificate they trust on sight.
Nobody learns life saving skills well under pressure. Every lesson streams on any device, every pause saves your place, and each technique is shown slowly, clearly and correctly before it is ever tested.
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Pass the assessment and the digital first aid certificate is generated on the spot, aligned with current guidelines and recognised across Ireland, the UK and Europe.
It lives permanently in your account for re-download during audits, job applications and insurance renewals, and its unique verification code lets any employer confirm it instantly.
On a CV, the first aid certificate is among the most universally respected credentials there is, because every workplace wants someone who knows what to do.
Every module comes from licensed, Chartered (CMIOSH) consultants following current resuscitation guidelines, with techniques demonstrated slowly, clearly and correctly.
You learn effective chest compressions, the correct response to choking, how to control bleeding that will not stop and how to treat burns in the first minutes. Each skill is shown, repeated and tested so it stays with you.
Content is re-reviewed against updated guidelines and HSA guidance, so the first aid course never drifts out of date.
A classroom first aid day costs far more than the ticket price: travel, cover staff and lost hours. The online emergency first aid course removes every one of those costs.
Staff certify from their desks or homes, starting the moment you enrol them, and managers see each completion in real time.
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Offices, schools, hotels and factories across Ireland certify their first aiders through us year after year.
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In practice, the people certifying with us are nominated first aiders, office and warehouse staff, construction crews, hospitality and retail teams, teachers, creche and care workers, coaches, drivers and a growing number of parents learning for home.
If you have been handed the first aid kit, or you want the confidence to use one, this specialist course is the fastest way there.
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How to Do CPR
The current resuscitation guidelines step by step: checking response and breathing, calling 112, thirty compressions and two breaths, compression only CPR and how a defibrillator fits in.
Check and call
Make sure the scene is safe. Check for a response: shake the shoulders gently and shout. If there is no response, open the airway by tilting the head back and lifting the chin, and look, listen and feel for normal breathing for no more than ten seconds. Occasional gasps are not normal breathing. If the person is not breathing normally, call 112 or 999, put the phone on speaker, and send someone for the nearest AED.
Chest compressions
Kneel beside the casualty. Place the heel of one hand in the centre of the chest, on the lower half of the breastbone, and the other hand on top with fingers interlocked. Arms straight, shoulders over your hands, press down five to six centimetres and release fully, at a rate of 100 to 120 per minute, roughly two per second. Give thirty compressions.
Rescue breaths and the cycle
After thirty compressions, tilt the head, pinch the nose, seal your mouth over theirs and blow steadily for about one second while watching the chest rise. Give two breaths, then return to compressions. Continue cycles of thirty to two. If you are unwilling or unable to give breaths, give continuous chest compressions; compression only CPR is far better than nothing.
Children and infants
For a child, start with five rescue breaths, then thirty compressions to two breaths using one or two hands to a depth of about one third of the chest. For an infant under one year, five initial breaths, then compressions with two fingers or two thumbs in the centre of the chest, one third of the chest depth, at the same 30 to 2 ratio.
Using an AED
Switch it on and follow the voice prompts. Expose the chest, dry it if wet, and apply the pads as shown on them. Let the machine analyse; do not touch the casualty. If a shock is advised, make sure nobody is touching them and press the button. Resume CPR immediately after the shock or if no shock is advised, and continue until the ambulance crew takes over or the person shows clear signs of life.
Call 112, get the AED
No response and no normal breathing means cardiac arrest. Start at once.
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Thirty compressions, five to six centimetres deep, 100 to 120 a minute, then two breaths.
Compression only counts
If you cannot give breaths, keep pressing. It saves lives.
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