AED Awareness Sessions

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Following on from the highly successful roll-out of 1,200 AEDs (Automated External Defibrillators) through Sport NI’s ‘Defibrillators for Sport’ Programme; Sport NI are offering the opportunity to provide any holders of AEDs, within Sports Clubs or Community Voluntary organisations; to undergo a FREE awareness session.

This session will cover the basic maintenance, and usage information that is essential to ensuring the maximum effectiveness of an AED in the event of an out of hospital cardiac arrest, and maximise the chances of survival within the first vital minutes afterwards. Community based defibrillators have proven to be essential in areas where immediate paramedic intervention or ambulance response may be restricted.

To date Sport NI have successfully trained over 860 people and are hoping to exceed 1000 participants this year. There will be 2 sessions per council area between 16th October and 8th December 2018.

The awareness sessions will last approximately 2 hours. AEDs should be used as a part of the ‘chain of survival’ and not as a substitute or alternative for CPR. Please note that this awareness session is not subject to examination or any qualification upon successful completion.

 

District Venue Date Time Link
Belfast / Greater Belfast House of Sport 16th October 2018 19:00 – 21:00 Book Now
Belfast / Greater Belfast House of Sport 19th October 2018 19:00 – 21:00 Book Now
Antrim & Newtownabbey Valley Leisure Centre 26th October 2018 19:00 – 21:00 Book Now
Causeway Coast & Glens Marine Hotel, Ballycastle 27th October 2018 10.00 – 12.00 Book Now
Causeway Coast & Glens Marine Hotel, Ballycastle 27th October 2018 14.00 – 16.00 Book Now
Antrim & Newtownabbey Valley Leisure Centre, Newtownabbey 2nd November 2018 19.00 – 21.00 Book Now
Derry & Strabane City Hotel, Derry-Londonderry 3rd November 2018 10.00 – 12.00 Book Now
Derry & Strabane City Hotel, Derry-Londonderry 3rd November 2018 14.00 – 16.00 Book Now
Lisburn & Castlereagh Lagan Valley Leisureplex, Lisburn 9th November 2018 19.00 – 21.00 Book Now
Mid & East Antrim Loughshore Hotel – Carrickfergus 10th November 2018  

10.00 – 12.00

 

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Mid & East Antrim The Braid – Ballymena 10th November 2018 14.00 – 16.00 Book Now
Lisburn & Castlereagh Lagan Valley Leisureplex, Lisburn 16th November 2018 19.00 – 21.00 Book Now
Mid Ulster Cookstown Leisure Centre, Cookstown 17th November 2018 10.00 – 12.00 Book Now
Mid Ulster Cookstown Leisure Centre, Cookstown 17th November 2018 14.00 – 16.00 Book Now
Ards & North Down Aurora leisure Centre, Bangor 23rd November 2018 19.00 – 21.00 Book Now
Armagh Banbridge & Craigavon Orchard Leisure Centre, Armagh 24th November 2018 10.00 – 12.00 Book Now
Armagh Banbridge & Craigavon Orchard Leisure Centre, Armagh 24th November 2018 14.00 – 16.00 Book Now
Ards & North Down Aurora leisure Centre, Bangor 30th November 2018 19.00 – 21.00 Book Now
Newry Mourne & Down Tollymore National Outdoor Centre, Bryansford, Newcastle Co Down 1st December 2018 10.00 – 12.00 Book Now
Newry Mourne & Down Tollymore National Outdoor Centre, Bryansford, Newcastle Co Down 1st December 2018 14.00 – 16.00 Book Now
Fermanagh & Omagh CKS Community Centre, Omagh 7th December 2018 19.00 – 21.00 Book Now
Fermanagh & Omagh Castle Park Leisure Centre, Lisnaskea 8th December 2018 10.00 – 12.00 Book Now

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