REC 3

kmck · November 10, 2011, 19:37:41

Ours had the AED as an optional extra

Nuala · November 10, 2011, 23:30:33

Quote from: Karen on November 10, 2011, 19:15:21
That said it's a fantastic course teaching you lots of handy skills and give you much more confidences in difficult situations on rivers, mountains, where ever.

Yes - not meaning to persuade people off it, just making sure you know what it is.

caz · November 12, 2011, 17:42:14

Also I know it's really confusing but there are two different awarding bodies called REC one is Remote Emergency Care which is what myself, Nuala etc did three years ago with Joe O'Gorman and the other is Rescue Emergency Care which I did a few weeks ago with Barry Redmond and includes an AED cert. Both are recognized by the ICU for instructor qualifications but only one (I think rescue) is recognized outside of Ireland. Head wrecking I know.

There is also a REC 2 which is a bit shorter and cheaper but still very comprehensive and I'd recommend this to anyone who wants a first aid but doesn't see themselves becoming a L3 instructor in the next three years.

Karen · November 13, 2011, 13:15:05

Huh, I didn't know there were two different, which is recognised outside our little island? The one we did?

kmck · November 13, 2011, 13:52:49

Rescue Emergency Care (REC) is a well known and respected first aid training organisation founded in the mid 1980s by Dr Robert Phillips while working in remote healthcare and adventure rescue services. I think the rescue one is international as well

Reading the remote one is also accredited by the royal college of surgeons scotland. One to check out.

Wilderness first responder.
Then there is the WEMT and then wilderness physician.

It might be worth talking to Micheal O Donell to just do a basic CPR course for everyone in college.

Gareth · November 13, 2011, 14:29:05

I'd be interested in doing this, do you know when it would be on ?

Karen · November 13, 2011, 14:36:57

interesting.

Anyhoo, I'd be up for either expanding the qualifications i already have (REC3 remote emergency care), or just keeping it in dates, whichever.

Karen · January 03, 2012, 19:04:14

Right, my qualification runs out in a month or so, so i was going to get on this.

Is there anyone still genuinely interested?

DervM · January 04, 2012, 00:08:23

Genuinely interested, will need to scrounge for money.

Chunderdragon · January 04, 2012, 00:35:09

i'm in!

Garbhan · January 04, 2012, 02:20:16

Yes, on the condition that I can pull the money out of my ass!

Ross · January 04, 2012, 12:17:36

I'm in, how much is it?

Nuala · January 04, 2012, 17:42:02

Definitely interested.

Jean Kelly · January 04, 2012, 21:02:00

ye definitly depending on dates etc...

Bill C · January 05, 2012, 18:43:26

Definitely interested, mine runs out right about now.