Castledermot First Responders

Castledermot First Responders The Castledermot Responders Group was setup in 2013. This improves patient survival and recovery. We know that every second counts in an emergency: e.g.

It is a voluntary group providing quick response to cardiac or breathing related problems in Castledermot and surrounding areas. The Castledermot Responders Group is made of ordinary community members trained, as a minimum in basic life support and the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED), who attend potentially life threatening emergencies with the local area. We are members of the public who volunteer to help our community by responding to medical emergencies while the ambulance is traveling to the scene. If you wanted to become a Community First Responder you would be trained in a wide range of emergency skills, and use specialised equipment such as automatic external defibrillators, aspirin and oxygen therapy. You would then be able to provide an early intervention in situations such as a heart attack or cardiac arrest before the National Ambulance Service crew arrives. Our primary role is to deliver emergency and urgent care response for the local community. cardiac arrest, stroke and heart attack. Having considered international evidence it’s clear that equipping communities with equipment and basic life-saving skills will save lives. Our groups objective is to be on the scene of a suspected Heart Attack or Cardiac Arrest providing emergency care while the Ambulance Service is still on the way. While on scene our members will be;
* Giving oxygen therapy.
* Clearing and controlling the airway of an unconscious patient.
* Providing resuscitation and defibrillation.
* Making them feel more comfortable and at ease.
* Taking basic observations.
* Reassuring worried relatives and taking charge of the situation.
* Using local knowledge to ensure that the Ambulance can find the location quickly.

❤️Good turn out this morning and thanks to everyone that came to say hello and to say thanks for the work we do as volun...
18/10/2025

❤️Good turn out this morning and thanks to everyone that came to say hello and to say thanks for the work we do as volunteers in Castledermot First Responders,
Thanks to Behan’s. Raths , Horans , for letting us use their premises on
❤️World Start a Heart Day❤️

❤️❤️❤️Some of our Castledermot First Responders are on tour tomorrow in Castledermot because it’s World Restart a Hear...
17/10/2025

❤️❤️❤️Some of our Castledermot First Responders are on tour tomorrow in Castledermot because it’s World Restart a Heart Day. So come on out to see us. We will be in Behan , Raths , and Horans from 10 am till 12 doing a demonstration on what to do in emergency situations ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

28/09/2025
Some of volunteers on their yearly outing keeping up to date at Respond 2025 workshop well done to all 👏👏
28/09/2025

Some of volunteers on their yearly outing keeping up to date at Respond 2025 workshop well done to all 👏👏

26/09/2025
This is how we do it training every month to keep the community safe, We have some new volunteers  coming on board in t...
26/09/2025

This is how we do it training every month to keep the community safe, We have some new volunteers  coming on board in the next few weeks 👏👏 well done to all our volunteers for all work you put in training and giving up your time to help save a life ❤️❤️

CFR in training as usual every month and thanks to all in Horans service station for allowing us to use their premises f...
10/09/2025

CFR in training as usual every month and thanks to all in Horans service station for allowing us to use their premises for training. We also had the rest of our volunteers training in another location , call outs can be busy at times so we need to keep on top of things and keep our training up-to-date because no two call outs are the same and we need to be ready for what ever comes our way .
Thanks to Pat and John our trainers for making things interesting on the training night.

05/07/2025

 We had our four hour update training session last night with our trainers Pat Tracey and John Phelan , members on the night Siobhan, Annie, Eugene. Liam, Niall , and four people came and attended the course for their work place,

19/05/2025

Community First Responders (CFRs) operate on a completely voluntary bases. They are trained in basic life support and the use of defibrillators. They are coordinated locally by volunteers, and work under the auspices of the National Ambulance Service (NAS) policy, and are dispatched by NAS control.

19/04/2025

Castledermot first responders members would like to wish all our community a very happy Easter

The power of women when they put their mind to it 👏👏Keep your heart healthy
30/03/2025

The power of women when they put their mind to it 👏👏
Keep your heart healthy

Our members all out in force here tonight for another training session and new member came along to join us 👏 and as alw...
29/03/2025

Our members all out in force here tonight for another training session and new member came along to join us 👏 and as always we enjoy our nights training where we get to chat and get know one another which is very important when out on call ,

As always we welcome new members to come join us

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