First Aid & AED Courses in Athlone

Accidents don’t wait. Heart attacks don’t warn you. Choking, seizures, sudden collapse — they happen in the middle of a workday, in your local café, at the school gate.

The first 3–5 minutes after a cardiac arrest are critical. Without CPR or defibrillation, a person’s chance of survival drops by 10% every minute.

If someone collapsed in front of you today, would you know what to do?

How to take action: Learn how to check for response and breathing. Know how to use an AED (they’re simpler than a phone!). Practice CPR in a safe, hands-on setting. Look out for where AEDs are located near your home and workplace.

Accredited and certified courses are run each month at the Bounty, Athlone by John Bruton of MultiSkill Health & Safety Training. They offer: Accredited First Aid Responder (FAR), Heartsaver AED and Manual Handling. MultiSkill can also run courses at your workplace, school or community group.

With 20 years of experience and over 200 5-star Google reviews, Multiskill delivers high-quality, fully certified training that meets Irish health and safety standards. Upcoming dates: www.multiskill.ie.

John Bruton is also a core member of Athlone Defibrillator group, a volunteer group working to have an AED available within 4 minutes of any cardiac arrest that happens in Athlone.