Scope of Practice - Freedom within Limits
Registered practitioners are free to operate within the limits of their personal scope of practice.
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3rd Edition CPG’s Published
 PHECC’s 3rd Edition Clinical Practice Guidelines were published during the summer and offer current best practice guidance in pre-hospital emergency care. For the first time ever, the CPGs recognise the three levels of practitioner and responder and comprise four publications – responder level (Cardiac First Response, Occupational First Aid and Emergency First Response) and three practitioner levels – Emergency Medical Technician, Paramedic and Advanced Paramedic.
Full story can be read here
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3rd Edition CPGs – the next step
 As a PHECC-registered practitioner you should by now have received your copy of the 3rd Edition CPGs by post.
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Higher Options Careers Conference
 The Higher Options Conference which is an annual event held in the RDS, is run by The Irish Times in conjunction with the Institute of Guidance Counsellors. This careers event is attended each year by over 25,000 leaving certificate students and their career guidance teachers from all over the country. This year’s conference ran from 16th to 19th September.
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Update on PHECC Council Rules
As a PHECC-registered practitioner you should by now have received your copy of the 3rd Edition CPGs by post.
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Pre-Hospital Research
 Earlier this year Critical Appraisal training (CASP), provided by the Centre for Pre-Hospital Research (CPR) in Limerick was undertaken by members of PHECC’s Medical Advisory Group (MAG) as well as a number of Advanced Paramedics. The training was delivered by Oxford University, UK. The skills gained on this course are currently being put to good use as MAG undertakes its world-wide appraisal of the available literature regarding the effectiveness of pre-hospital intubation.
Full story can be read here
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Postgraduate Internship
 There are currently 139 postgraduate Paramedic Interns working pre-hospital in the State. Advanced Paramedics, class 11, start in September will be the first group to complete the PHECC Register requirements of postgraduate internship.
Full story can be read here
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CPR – A Life Saving Event
For those of you who attended PHECC’s CFR le Chéile conference in Athlone late last year you will no doubt recall the inspiring talk given by the 2008 Teacher of the Year Award winner, Rose Uí Shúilleabháin. Rose gave a very moving account of her first-hand experience of a sudden collapse involving a student at a cross-country event. Thanks to Rose’s quick-thinking and her CPR training she was able to administer CPR, ultimately saving the students life. As a mother, a teacher and a responder, Rose spoke from the heart in describing the emotional rollercoaster she experienced on that day..
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PHECC Logo Usage
The PHECC logo is the property of the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council.
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AAP Conference 2010
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