First aid and defibrillators are available on each campus. Always ensure you know where medical centres are located, who the first aiders are in your area are and where the nearest first aid facilities are located.
Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs) - are used to administer an electric shock to a person who is having a cardiac arrest. AEDs are designed to allow non-medical personnel to save lives.
How does it work?
Two pads connected to the defibrillator are placed on the patient’s chest. A computer inside the AED analyses the patient’s heart rhythm and determines if a shock is required to save the victim. If a shock is required, the AED uses voice instructions to guide the user through saving the person’s life.
What training is involved?
AEDs require specialist training and participants must have basic life support training completed prior to commencing AED training. Trained AED personnel are available throughout each campus, their contact details are available at each of the AED locations and on the health & safety noticeboards.
**Important Information**
The following video contains the emergency number for North America, if calling the emergency services in Ireland the numbers to use are 999 or 112.
AED’s can be found at the following locations:
Applied Technology Campus
- Main Building - atrium area beside AG26
- Apprentice Building (Harveys) – Outside Technician’s Store (Plumbing side)
Carlow Campus
- Catering Services Building – Outside the Main Reception
- Barrow Centre – Sports Office
- Engineering Technology Building – Main Foyer
- GAA Stand – Entrance Hall
- Physiology Lab (C149) has a mobile unit
College Street Campus
- Main Building - across from porter’s desk.
- St Dominic’s Building – near the porter’s desk.
Cork Road Campus
- Engineering & Sciences Building - beside lift in atrium area.
- School of Business Building - beside Office F31, ground floor atrium
- Tourism & Leisure Building – corridor outside Human Performance Laboratory
- Tourism & Leisure Building – ground floor atrium area beside porter's desk
- Health Science Building – ground floor atrium area beside stairwell.
- Library – foyer area opposite circulation desk.
- ICT Building – ground floor atrium area inside main door
- Sports Hall – first floor area beside lockers.
- Flexible Teaching Building – lobby area outside Maths Centre (FTG25)
- Student Medical Centre – behind Reception desk
Granary Building
- Granary Building - across from lifts on the ground floor
West Campus
- Arclabs Research & Innovation Centre – behind reception desk.
- R2 Research Building - inside main entrance.
- Carriganore House – Kitchen area
Wexford Campus
- Wexford Main Campus (St. Peters)
- Art & Design Campus