Practitioner-entry course for emergency medical services, fire and rescue, and healthcare professionals requiring enhanced cardiac first response skills.
This CFR-A practitioner-entry programme is suitable for persons working or volunteering in Emergency Medical Services, fire and rescue, and healthcare roles.
In addition to the basic life support scope covered in the CFRC programme, learners develop advanced airway management skills including suction, OPA and SGA use, plus oxygenation.
Training is delivered as a practical, scenario-led session focused on clinical decision flow, team communication and safe escalation to higher levels of care.
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Duration | 6.5 Hours |
| Certification | PHECC CFR-A |
| Cert Validity | As per PHECC standard |
| Delivery | On-site or Training Centre |
| Instructor Ratio | 6:1 |
| Locations | Kerry, Cork, Limerick, Munster |
Planning insight: teams that schedule refresher rehearsal before certificate expiry typically maintain faster response speed and stronger role clarity in live incidents.
Advanced-quality CPR performance and AED deployment for practitioner-level response standards.
Airway techniques including suction, oropharyngeal airway (OPA), and supraglottic airway (SGA) insertion principles.
Safe oxygen setup, administration workflow, and integration into cardiac and respiratory emergency care.
Structured assessment, monitoring and concise handover communication to arriving advanced teams.
Choosing the right delivery format has a direct impact on learner engagement, operational disruption and long-term retention. The strongest outcomes usually come from selecting a pathway that matches your staffing model, incident profile and internal communication culture rather than choosing only on convenience.
Ideal for teams that need training aligned to their own premises, workflow and risk profile. On-site formats reduce travel friction and improve contextual relevance. Trainers can incorporate practical walkthroughs linked to your actual evacuation routes, access constraints and incident escalation pathways.
Suitable for individuals or smaller teams requiring accredited pathways with predictable scheduling and structured assessment support. Public sessions also give participants exposure to cross-sector perspectives, which often improves situational judgement during scenario discussions.
Designed for organisations requiring blended outcomes, such as first aid plus manual handling or refresher cadence planning across multiple locations. Bespoke formats are useful when leadership needs phased implementation across departments with non-trivial risk differences.
Participants leave the programme with stronger confidence in scene assessment, structured patient care, communication under pressure and safe escalation to emergency services. This capability is reinforced through coached repetition, not one-time demonstration, so skills remain accessible during stressful moments.
Each learner is expected to demonstrate technical accuracy alongside calm response sequencing. This dual focus reduces hesitation and improves action quality in the critical first minutes of an incident.
For organisations, the resulting gains include clearer role ownership, reduced response ambiguity and better post-incident learning. Teams with routine first aid rehearsal generally show stronger coordination and faster handover quality compared with teams that train only to meet certification deadlines.
Leadership can use this course as a foundation for wider safety governance, including refresher planning, equipment readiness checks and incident debrief frameworks.
Yes. We regularly deliver on-site sessions across all three counties and can align delivery with your operational schedule, room layout constraints and shift handover windows.
This course is suitable for designated first aiders, supervisors, safety leads and team members responsible for early incident response. It is also valuable for organisations building a deeper safety culture where role clarity and confident escalation are priorities.
We recommend scheduled refreshers, short scenario drills and periodic role reviews so practical capability remains strong between formal renewals. A quarterly rehearsal rhythm is often an effective baseline for maintaining confidence and consistency.
Yes. Many organisations adopt blended pathways to address emergency response and injury prevention together. Combined planning can improve attendance efficiency while strengthening overall risk control outcomes.
If you are comparing pathways, review related options to build a staged capability plan. Many teams start with one core programme and then layer refresher or specialist modules based on role needs, compliance goals and site-level risk analysis.
Comprehensive preparation for designated workplace first aiders with scenario-led assessment.
Refresher pathway that renews confidence, practical standards and team coordination.
Focused cardiac emergency response and AED skills for community and workplace responders.
Group/Company bookings call Emma on 0868119207 or John on 0879255497 e-mail faculty@firstaidcork.ie
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