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LAST month 12 of the staff from the Killarney Plaza Hotel undertook a four-hour training course to learn CPR and AED use. The skills they learned have provided them with the ability to recognise someone who is in cardiac arrest and how to active the emergency chain of survival.

The Irish Heart Foundation-certified course was provided by the Heart of Killarney project in association with OC Safety Training. “For every minute someone isn't breathing with no pulse they lose 10% chance of survival,” stated spokesman Damien Baker, Heart of Killarney.
“By having these skills and using them before the ambulance arrives, they are giving people the best possible chances of survival.”

The Killarney Plaza Hotel is a key sponsor for both the Heart of Killarney project and the Killarney Cardiac Response Unit. “We would like to thanks Igor Van Reil and the staff and management of Killarney Plaza Hotel for their continued support,” said Leo O’Connor of the Killarney Cardiac Response Unit.

Should anyone want to learn CPR or find out about local courses, email info@heartofkillarney.ie
Meanwhile, the Heart of Killarney phone box AED project received a cheque for €2,000 at the recent Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle presentation night.

Damien and Leo thanked the committee. “The phone box AED project is taking off across the country and we are currently working with many town and villages across Ireland to help them get a phone box AED,” said Damien.

 
Above: Tony Good, Damien Baker, Claire Moriarty, Gracia Del Gado, Leo O'Connor, Sophia O'Shea, Adam Conde, James McConville, Katharina McHay, Ciara Finucane and Daniel Ven Haar receive certs after completing the Heartsaver AED course Heart of Killarney project in association with OC Safety Training. Pic: Dylan Clifford