Putting health and safely in the spotlight, the team at Pulse8 Training will be sharing their skills for first aid prowess from Dublin’s Citywest Hotel. A basic first aid course will include approaching and assessing an accident, CPR, breathing, choking, and treating internal and external bleeding, as well as bandaging, treating burns and medical emergencies like seizures and asthma. The paediatric course will cover similar ground with a focus on little ones, including how to treat things like croup, meningitis and poisoning. Alternatively, guests could tackle a sports first aid option, learning to deal with cardiac arrest and spinal injuries, patients who are in severe shock, and how to use a defibrillator. Pulse8 Training impart the knowhow for students to handle all manner of emergencies. Groupon finds out what skills are on offer. What is Pulse8 Training? its a team of experienced medical hands aiming to equip people with first aid skills, whether they’ll be used in the workplace or simply to be prepared for all eventualities in everyday life. What can customers expect from their training? Sessions are designed to help clients to learn a new set of specific skills, allowing them to treat injured people at the scene of an accident. Tutors also strive to instil confidence and help learners stay clearheaded in an emergency situation. How are the courses structured? Courses run over one day, usually from 9.30am to 3pm, and are split into segments that focus on different types of accidents or injuries. Some courses include specialist sections which will include more specific skills. What kind of specialist courses are available? Guests can choose an occupational first aid course, focussing on workbased hazards, or a paediatric course, allowing them to specialise in helping children and babies. There is also a sports course, and even a session on how to handle a fire situation.