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We currently have three open recruitment campaigns!
๐Student Paramedic
๐EMT
โ๏ธEMC (Call taker)
If you want to work somewhere you know you can make a difference, click to find out more on how to apply.
An bhfuil na comharthaรญ a bhaineann le cรกs รฉigeandรกla druga ar eolas agat?
Is fรฉidir le cรกs รฉigeandรกla druga tarlรบ le druga ar bith. Bรญ ag faire amach do na comharthaรญ fisiciรบla agus meabhracha.
Tabhair aire duit fรฉin agus do dhaoine eile.
Always call 999 if you suspect a drug overdose.
Sharing any information you have about what drug was taken can be extremely helpful, and ensures that the best care can be provided as quickly as possible.
Look after yourself and care for others if using drugs this weekend.
Our staff and services will be busy this
#BankHoliday
weekend, working hard to care for all those who need it.
Please only call and ambulance in an emergency and if you need care, consider all your options.
There was a 16% increase in life-threatening cardiac calls and a 5% increase in life-threatening illness or injury calls in March, compared to the same period last year.
Please only call and ambulance in an emergency and if you need care, consider all your options.
Ahead of the May bank holiday weekend, Water Safety Ireland, the
@IrishCoastGuard
and the
@RNLI
are jointly appealing to people to be safe and summer ready when planning an activity on or near the water. ๐๐
For more info ๐
#bankholiday
#watersafety
Injury units can help with many of the injuries people go to the ED for including broken bones, dislocations, and burns.
Most are open over the
#BankHoliday
weekend, find your nearest injury unit and check the opening hours here:
If you're out tonight, driving home or heading away for the bank holiday, please slow down and stay safe.
Put your phone down, never ever drive under the influence and always make a plan for getting home.
You learn something new every day...or lots of things on lots of days if you're in NEOC! Over the past few weeks, several staff engagement training days were held across both our Tallaght and Ballyshannon sites. Interested?
We're recruiting EMCs now:
Ewan John Sabu, from Newcastle West, was playing football with his local team when he collapsed. His coaches immediately contacted the emergency services and started CPR. Ewanโs story highlights the importance of having members of the public trained in CPR.
Read more:โฆ
Great interest at yesterday's Open Evening in Clonmel, with over 50 people attending to discuss joining NAS, the application process and see the station.
From 5.30 - 8pm this evening
@LoughlinstwnNAS
will be open to the public.
Come along and say hello!
Glaoigh ar 112 nรณ ar 999 lรกithreach mรก cheapann tรบ go bhfuil taom croรญ nรณ strรณc ag teacht ort fรฉin nรณ ar dhuine eile, nรณ go bhfuil tรบ fรฉin nรณ duine eile go dona tinn nรณ gortaithe nรณ i mbaol bรกis.
We'd like to congratulate Catriona Edgar and wish her the very best of luck in the Capt. Dara Fitzpatrick Award this evening.
Catriona epitomises the very best of NAS so it's no surprise at all to us that she is a finalist in tonight's award!
The National Ambulance Service needs people like you to be the first point of contact for the public.
Our phone lines are our front line, answer the call today.
Apply now:
"The job is so diverse, every day is different... it's truly rewarding"
Advanced Paramedic Supervisor, Paul Malone, spoke to the News & Star this week about his career in NAS and the opportunities available.
Read it here:
One year after launching in Donegal,
@PathfinderLUH
have been called out to the homes of 511 older people in the region and managed to keep 81% of patients safely at home.
Read the full story โคต๏ธ
If you have an accident, including a sports injury, you can go to an injury unit. Injury units treat recent injuries (less than 6 weeks old) that are not life-threatening and unlikely to need admission to hospital. For example, broken bones, sprains and strains.
Find yourโฆ
The first of our Ambulance Station Open Evenings were a great success!๐
Over 100 people visited our
@NAS_Waterford
and Wexford bases to find out more about opportunities with NAS.
More open evenings this week, 5.30-8pm
๐ข Clonmel on Wednesday
๐ก
@LoughlinstwnNAS
on Thursday