PHECC FAR case studies
PHECC FAR · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The First Aid Response (FAR) is a responder-level course and award in the Irish pre-hospital emergency care system, overseen by the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC). PHECC describes itself as independently co-ordinating, developing, reviewing, regulating and governing standards of excellence for the safe provision of quality pre-hospital emergency care in Ireland, and it maintains a statutory register of practitioners who meet its standards. The PHECC FAR case studies are 5 cases and about 3,143 words.
1Collapse on the Gym Treadmill: Agonal Gasps and a Distant AED
You are the only first aider on duty at a gym on a Saturday morning. A 54-year-old man who has been running on a treadmill for about 12 minutes suddenly collapses without making any attempt to break his fall.
685 words, about 3 min2Eight-Year-Old with a Known Nut Allergy at a Birthday Party
You are helping at a children's birthday party in a community hall. An 8-year-old boy with a known peanut allergy ate a slice of cake about five minutes ago.
605 words, about 3 min3Confused Man at the Bus Stop: Hypoglycaemia or Stroke?
A passer-by asks you to help a man sitting on a bench at a bus stop because he 'isn't making sense'. The man is about 62 years old, pale, and sweating heavily despite the cold.
611 words, about 3 min4Alkaline Degreaser Splash: Eye and Forearm in a Workshop
You are the first aider in a small engineering workshop. A 34-year-old worker was decanting a drum of industrial alkaline degreaser when a hose slipped.
621 words, about 3 min5Silent Choking at the Next Table in a Restaurant
You are having dinner in a restaurant when a 58-year-old man at the next table suddenly stops talking mid-sentence, puts both hands to his throat and stands up. He was eating steak.
621 words, about 3 min