St John Ambulance training goes contactless
Conscious of how nervous some of our first aid and fire warden course attendees might feel we set about changing the layout of our venue.
We now provide training where the attendee has their own pod, like going to school in September will be. In each pod you have your own mannequin to do bandaging and your own manikins for practicing CPR. These are cleaned by a team wearing PPE. After your manikin is cleaned, it is put into a 100% degradable bag which you open on the day of your course.
Each attendee receives a student pack which contains… Continue reading
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
Happy Christmas
Nollaig Shona
Feliz Navidad
Wesolych Swiat
Crăciun fericit
Maayong Pasko
Sretan Božić
Mboni Chrismen
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Cadets Open Night on Monday Evening the 1st of October @ 7pm
Are you interested in learning First Aid and aged between 11-17??
Being a cadet gives young people an opportunity to achieve their full potential by learning life skills which enables them to be good citizens, giving something back to their community.
We are holding our Open Night on Monday Evening the 1st of October @ 7pm.
We would love to see some new cadets joining us!!
Have a look at a short video to see some of what the cadets do throughout the year!!
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August 2018 – Very active and entertaining month
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Our members have been very busy this last month. Covering events that can be considered traditional for us, like UCD Football, Ironman, Dragons at the Dock, Dublin Zoo and the Horse Show.
We also had the opportunity to provide coverage side by side with our sister organizations like Order or Malta, Civil Defence, Irish Red Cross to a once in a lifetime experience: The World Meeting of Families.
Participating in these events presented a unique opportunity to put in practice the pre-hospital skills learned during our training sessions and courses, to get involve with our community and to enjoy… Continue reading
First Aid Course begins in Glanmire 20th February 2017
Glanmire Division is pleased to announce that an adult community first aid course will begin on 20th February 2017, running for 7 weeks on Monday evenings from 7.30pm to 9.30pm.
The course will be held in St John Glanmire’s premises at Glanmire Industrial Estate, Sallybrook.
Topics covered include;
- Managing Incidents
- Resuscitation/CPR including AED
- Poisoning
- Patient Examination
- Fractures
- Miscellaneous Injuries
- Priorities of First Aid
- Control of Bleeding
- Communications
- Unconsciousness
- Wounds & Dressings
- Heart Attacks
- Strokes
- Burns & Scalds
The cost of this course is €100.
To book a place, email [email protected] with your… Continue reading
St John Glanmire to demonstrate CPR in Midleton on Saturday 25th June.
Members of St John Ambulance Glanmire will carry out CPR demonstrations and showcase equipment and vehicles on Saturday 25th Jhh Market Green Shopping Centre, Midleton, from 10am to 4pm.
Volunteers will be on hand to show the public how they can help in an emergency, and to answer any questions from members of the public.
In addition, further details will be given about an upcoming adult first aid course (beginning 5th September) and cadet first aid course (13th and 14th August) that will be held at Glanmire Division.
Yvonne and Rose demonstrate CPR during Glanmire Division’s last showcase at… Continue reading