PHECC Paramedic study guide
PHECC Paramedic · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The PHECC Paramedic credential sits within Ireland's pre-hospital emergency care system, which is independently co-ordinated, developed, reviewed, regulated and governed by the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council. PHECC states that it regulates pre-hospital emergency care in Ireland, maintains a statutory register of practitioners who meet its standards, and conducts examinations and awards national qualifications in pre-hospital emergency care. The PHECC Paramedic study guide has 5 sections and about 1,595 words.
01Advanced Paramedic Practice
Advanced Paramedic (AP) practice in Ireland sits at the top of the pre-hospital clinical ladder. You must command advanced airway management (supraglottic devices, capnography interpretation, and where local scope permits, endotracheal intubation), advanced medication administration, 12-lead ECG interpretation, and autonomous decision-making around refusal, non-conveyance, and referral.
328 words, about 2 min02Paramedic Practice
Paramedics deliver assessment, treatment and transport across the full age range and a wide range of presentations. Core competencies include systematic patient assessment (primary survey then secondary survey), airway and ventilation support including supraglottic airways and oxygen titration, IV access and fluid administration, administration of the medications within your scope, cardiac monitoring and defibrillation (AED and manual), and safe packaging and transport.
323 words, about 2 min03EMT Practice
EMTs provide basic life support, patient assessment, safe lifting and moving, oxygen and airway adjuncts, AED use, bleeding control, splinting, and assisted administration of the patient's own prescribed medications where permitted. The EMT examination rewards solid fundamentals: scene safety, mechanism of injury, primary survey, vital signs, and correct sequencing of basic interventions.
316 words, about 2 min04First Aid Responder
First Aid Responders provide immediate care before emergency services arrive. The priorities are personal safety, recognising a life-threatening emergency, activating help, and delivering basic life support and first aid within a defined scope.
314 words, about 2 min05Community Paramedicine
Community paramedicine moves practitioners into prevention, chronic disease support, and alternative pathways that avoid unnecessary emergency department attendance. The examination tests understanding of referral pathways, holistic assessment, patient education, safeguarding, and safe decision-making about non-conveyance.
314 words, about 2 min