First Aid Training by Multi-Skill Ltd.

Our Training Courses in Athlone:
1) First Aid Response (FAR) Training Course- [3 Day Course]
2) First Aid Response (FAR) Refresher Course [2 day Course]
3) Heart Saver CPR AED Course
4) Manual Handling Training
5) People Moving & Handling

Courses are held monthly.
Location: The Bounty.
Price: From €45 to €310.
Accredited and Certified.
Almost 400 5-Star Goole Reviews.
Bookings via our website.

Our Training Courses in Athlone:
1) People Moving & Handling
2) Manual Handling Training
3) Heart Saver CPR AED Course
4) First Aid Response (FAR) Training Course- [3 Day Course]
5) First Aid Response (FAR) Refresher Course [2 day Course]

Courses are held monthly.
Location: The Bounty.
Price: From €45 to €310.
Accredited and Certified.
Almost 400 5-Star Goole Reviews.
Bookings via our website.

Our Training Courses in Athlone:
1) People Moving & Handling
2) Manual Handling Training
3) Heart Saver CPR AED Course
4) First Aid Response (FAR) Training Course- [3 Day Course]
5) First Aid Response (FAR) Refresher Course [2 day Course]

Courses are held monthly.
Location: The Bounty.
Price: From €45 to €310.
Accredited and Certified.
Over 300 5-Star Goole Reviews.
Bookings via our website.

This is a photo from our recent Patient Moving and Handling course.

Our Training Courses in Athlone:
1) People Moving & Handling
2) Manual Handling Training
3) Heart Saver CPR AED Course
4) First Aid Response (FAR) Training Course- [3 Day Course]
5) First Aid Response (FAR) Refresher Course [2 day Course]

Courses are held monthly.
Location: The Bounty.
Price: From €45 to €310.
Accredited and Certified.
Over 300 5-Star Goole Reviews.
Bookings via our website.

Our Training Courses in Athlone:
1) People Moving & Handling
2) Manual Handling Training
3) Heart Saver CPR AED Course
4) First Aid Response (FAR) Training Course- [3 Day Course]
5) First Aid Response (FAR) Refresher Course [2 day Course]
Courses are held monthly.
Location: The Bounty.

Price: From €45 to €310.
Accredited and Certified.
Over 300 5-Star Goole Reviews.
Bookings via our website.

Photo from Drumraney Community Defibrillator Group

Really enjoyed providing First Aid training for Athlone Triathlon Club last week! Great photos, well done folks.

**Early Years Inspectorate Regulatory Notice- March 2026**

Anti-choking devices (also known as choking- rescue devices) are suction-based airway clearance devices marketed for the treatment of choking and are available in Ireland for purchase and distribution. The Early Years Inspectorate are aware of the presence of anti-choking devices in early years services.

However, the HSE, the Emergency Medicine Programme/Irish Association of Emergency Medicine and the Resuscitation Council in the UK do not currently support their use as a response to a choking incident, due to the lack of research on the safety or effectiveness of these devices.

These agencies have further shared their concerns that the use of these devices could actually delay established treatments for choking. In correspondence with the Inspectorate, PHECC have advised that they support the guidance provided by the HSE, EMP & IAEM as outlined.

The FAR training syllabus does not refer to these devices, and their use is not currently endorsed by PHECC or included in their clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) as practice is based on international guidelines on resuscitation. The most recent guidelines released in October 2025 did not change this position.

All the literature and statements that the Inspectorate have reviewed agree that these devices should not replace the established interventions (abdominal thrusts and back blows) for a choking incident.

Read more on the Tusla website. Link in the comments

Well done to the first responders on the scene in Leitrim. It's so important to know where the nearest defibrillator is to your home and workplace and point it out to your family, friends and colleagues.

A local shout out to the work of Athlone Emergency Defibrillators whose mission is to have a defibrillator within 4 minutes of any cardiac arrest in the town.

Defibrillator saves life of Leitrim man after he was electrocuted Man airlifted to hospital following serious electrocution incident

If you own a Stryker Defibrillator, check out this post.

❗Important notice for owners of Stryker (Physio Control) CR Plus defibrillators ❗

Stryker have announced that the CHARGE-PAK Charging stick and Quickpak electrodes will be discontinued from February 2026.

If you own a CR Plus defibrillator and your pads are due to expire in the coming months, please contact our team on 0161 776 7422 to discuss trade-in options, or email [email protected]. We understand this may be unexpected, our team can run you through all the options available.

Read the official Stryker communication - https://hubs.li/Q040gg4q0