First Aid & Emergency

First aid and emergency response guidance for Ireland — CPR, choking, burns, AED use, and what to do in the first critical minutes before help arrives.

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Why Your Workplace First-Aid Kit Isn't Ready for Hand Injuries, and What You Need to Add

Open the first-aid kit in most Irish workplaces and you'll find plasters, a triangular bandage, and some out-of-date antiseptic wipes. That kit was designed for a different era, and it shows every time a worker loses...

4 May 2026 5 min read

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Chemical Burns at Work: The First Aid Steps Before the Ambulance Arrives

Caustic soda does not wait for a supervisor to arrive. It keeps burning through tissue for as long as it stays in contact with skin, and the difference between a recoverable injury and a life-changing one is often...

27 Apr 2026 5 min read

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How Drones Are Changing Serious Incident Investigations in Ireland

A worker is seriously injured on a large construction site. Within an hour, the scene has been disturbed, witnesses have moved, and the physical evidence that explains exactly what happened is already degrading. That...

20 Apr 2026 5 min read

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Crush Injuries and Amputation: What First Responders Need to Know

Seconds count. With crush injuries and traumatic amputations, they count in a way that most workplace emergencies do not. Ireland has seen too many of these incidents recently. Farm machinery, construction equipment,...

17 Apr 2026 5 min read

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Severe Bleeding Won't Wait for the Ambulance: Stop-the-Bleed Training for Workplace Teams

A severe bleed can kill in three to five minutes. The ambulance is not arriving in three minutes. That is the gap. That gap is where people die. Ireland's National Ambulance Service targets an eight-minute response for...

17 Apr 2026 5 min read