5 Day Course
EFR is a great stand-alone course for persons operating in a first response role who require more than the more basic First Aid Response certificate, EFR is the national standard of first aid training for Professional Fire Services in Ireland. EFR is a good career development step for those planning to pursue a career in emergency care as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT),Fire Fighter or as an or Paramedic.
Who Should Take This Course?
For students wishing to progress to higher levels or indeed the emergency services, EFR course offers a comprehensive overview and grounding of what’s expected from emergency medical personnel.
Previous trainees include: Retained Fire Fighters, Community First Responders, Emergency Response Team Members, Coaches from full contact sports, Rugby Coaches, and those wishing to progress their training at a further stage to Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or above.
Candidate Requirements:
All persons registering for this course must have a valid, in-date, Cardiac First Response (CFR) OR First Aid Response (FAR) certification prior to commencing this course.
Students must present the CFR certificate at the start of the course. This can be a standalone CFR certificate or an in-date First Aid Responder.
Students should be physically fit enough to carry out chest compression on a manikin while kneeling and a range of other pre-hospital emergency techniques.
Training Methods:
The course is tutor led, the tutor will use a variety of techniques to ensure all trainees are successfully trained.
The course is delivered through English. Non-English speaking trainees must be trained in dedicated own language courses.
Additional Information
The course is 5 Days (40 hours) The course can be delivered over a number of evenings or weekends as necessary.
We look forward to welcoming you to this course, which is normally held monthly at our centres.
Course Content Includes:
- Airway and ventilation.
- Anatomy and Physiology.
- Bleeding, shock and soft tissue injuries.
- Cardiovascular emergencies.
- Childbirth.
- Communications.
- Continuum of pre‐hospital emergency care.
- General medical emergencies.
- Infection prevention and control.
- Information management.
- Medico‐legal EFR
- Musculoskeletal, head and spinal injuries.
- Paediatrics.
- Pharmacology.
- Primary survey.
- Principles of lifting and moving.
- Respiratory emergencies.
- Secondary survey.
- Wellbeing of the EFR.
Learning outcomes
- Recognise and assess common life‐threatening and serious medical conditions in a pre‐hospital environment.
- React to a pre‐hospital emergency utilising appropriate EFR standard of care according to PHECC CPGs.
- Respond in an effective, safe and appropriate manner to a medical emergency and trauma in a pre‐hospital environment utilising the EFR skill set.
- Record and report their actions and interventions appropriately during management and at handover to emergency medical services.
- Retain a professional manner and approach in the performance of their duties as an EFR.
Assessment
The course assessment is split between theory examinations and practical skills demonstrations. The theory element is assessed using a multiple choice examination (MCQ) the practical element is assessed using skills sheets and scenario based practical assessments.
Certification
PHECC Certificate is issued upon successful completion
So, Is it for You?
Typically people who undertake the PHECC Emergency First Response (EFR) course are from a wide and varied background. This course is well suited for those looking to expand on the knowledge and skills of other courses such as basic first aid and occupational first aid. It may also useful for those who need a foundation in medical training who will respond to incidents infrequently. This could include members of a retained fire service or members of an emergency response team in a manufacturing or production plant.