first aid AND PRE-HOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE

first aid AND PRE-HOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE

Course overview

The First Aid Response Recertification/Refresher training  is designed for participants who already hold a PHECC First Aid Response (FAR) certificate and are required to renew their qualification.

This recertification/refresher training programme ensures workplace first aiders remain competent, confident and compliant with current legal requirements under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Regulations 2007.

The course revisits all core First Aid Response competencies, provides updates in line with current best practice, and includes both theoretical and practical assessment to meet PHECC standards.

Who this course is for

This course is suitable for:

  • Certified First Aid Responders renewing their PHECC qualification
  • Workplace first aiders with an expiring FAR certificate
  • Organisations maintaining statutory first aid compliance

Entry requirement
Participants must hold a current or recently expired PHECC First Aid Response certificate.

Outstanding medical expertise, delivered in a clear and engaging way

There knowledge of the medical world is simply outstanding an breathtaking, but I was most impressed with the way they taught the class. It was a breath of fresh air. Anyone can spiel off PowerPoint but first aid coaching used there owns technique which was a lot more interesting and easier to take in. I can highly recommend first aid coaching.

John Dorgan

What you will revise and practise

Participants will revise and demonstrate competence in:

  • Patient assessment
  • Cardiac First Response (community level)
  • Management of common medical emergencies
  • Injury management and shock
  • Care of the unconscious patient
  • Burns and electrical injury care
  • Hypothermia and hyperthermia
  • Information management and incident reporting
  • Communication and clinical handover
  • Wellbeing of the first aid responder

Training is practical, structured and scenario-based, reinforcing safe decision-making and effective response.

Assessment

Assessment is completed through:

  • Multiple choice questions (MCQ)
  • Practical skills assessment

Successful completion of both components is required for certification.

Participants are recommended to be 16 years of age or older.

Why choose First Aid Coaching

  • PHECC-accredited recertification/refresher training
  • Experienced instructors with real-world emergency response expertise
  • Clear, structured and compliant delivery
  • Nationwide public and in-house options
  • Trusted by organisations across Ireland

Certification and standards

On successful completion, participants receive the PHECC First Aid Response Refresher certificate, meeting national workplace first aid requirements.

Training is delivered in line with current PHECC clinical guidance by qualified instructors.

Certification and standards

On successful completion, participants receive the PHECC First Aid Response Refresher certificate, meeting national workplace first aid requirements.

Training is delivered in line with current PHECC clinical guidance by qualified instructors.