First Aid and Automated External Defibrillator(AED)
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UL Medical Emergency Response Procedure AND Emergency Contact Numbers
FIRST AID
First-Aid is the provision of initial care for an illness or injury. It is usually performed by a lay person to a sick or injured patient until definitive medical treatment can be accessed. Certain self-limiting illnesses or minor injuries may not require further medical care past the first aid intervention. It generally consists of a series of simple and, in some cases, potentially life-saving techniques that an individual can be trained to perform with minimal equipment.
The key aims of first aid can be summarised in three key points
(1) Preserve life - the overriding aim of all medical care, including first aid, is to save lives.
(2) Prevent further harm - also sometimes called preventing the condition worsening, this covers both external factors, such as moving a patient away from a cause of harm, and applying first aid techniques to prevent worsening of the condition, such as applying pressure to stop a bleed becoming dangerous.
(3) Promote recovery - first aid also involves trying to start the recovery process from the illness or injury, and in some cases might involve completing a treatment, such as in the case of applying a plaster to a small wound.
First Aid Boxes are located in the Lobby/Reception areas of teaching buildings and are kept stocked by the H&S Section; please click Contents of a First Aid Box. (NOTE: Each department is responsible for providing and refilling its own first aid box/boxes).
The University has undertaken a programme of training UL Staff as Occupational First Aiders.
AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR (AED)
The primary goal of the UL AED Scheme is to assist in the case of on-site suspected cardiac arrest amongst UL students, staff and visitors.
Automated External Defibrillator (AED): A computerised medical device that analyses heart rhythm to detect cardiac arrest and delivers an electric shock to the heart if necessary.
Cardiac Arrest: A significant life-threatening event when a person's heart stops or fails to produce a pulse.
The university maintains a panel of suitably trained operatives and a number of AED units are deployed across the campus.
| BUILDING | AED LOCATION | Location Signage |
| PESS | Reception | AED Location PESS Building Ground Floor near Main Reception |
| Millstream Courtyard | External AED located in the courtyard between Languages Building and Health Science Labs | Millstream Courtyard |
| Main Building | Main Reception | AED Location-Main Building Ground Floor Block D- Main Reception |
| Student Medical Centre (Block C, Level M) | Restricted Access | |
| Finance Corridor (Block A, Level 2) | AED Location Finance Corridor Block A level 2 | |
| Analog Devices Building | Security/Reception | AED Location-Analog Devices Building |
| UL Sports Arena | Arena Pool Area | |
| Arena Reception Area | ||
| Library | Main Entrance | AED Location-Glucksman Library |
| KBS | Security/Reception | AED Location Kemmy Business School |
| Health Sciences Building | Opposite main entrance | AED Location-Health Science Building |
| Foundation Building | Ground Floor, | AED Location- Foundation Building Next to Stairs-Plaza Entrance |
| MSSI | MSSI Entrance | AED Location MSSI Corridor Ground Floor- Main Entrance |
| Lonsdale Building | Security/Reception | AED Location Lonsdale Ground Floor Main Reception |
| Pavillon | Basement | |
| New Student Centre | Reception | AED Location Student Union Building Ground Floor Reception |
| Science & Education Building | Security/Reception | AED Location Science and Education Building Ground Floor Main Reception |
| School of Medicine | Ground Floor Main Foyer, near shutters for Cafe | AED Location School of Medicine Ground floor Atrium near Coffee Kiosk |
| IWAMD | Ground Floor, opposite Reception, near entrance to Cafe | AED Location-Irish World Academy of Music and Dance |
| CSIS Building | Security/Reception | AED Location- CSIS |
| Boathouse | Office BH2-001 | |
| Various Locations on Campus - Mobile | Campus Security Jeep | Contact Security 061213333 |
| Outside The Scholars Club (near bus stop) | Stryker Phonebox | AED Location Stryker Phone box near Scholars Club |
| Park Point (Paramedic Studies) | Reception | AED Location Park Point Campus Ground Floor Main Reception |
| City Centre Building | Ground Floor Kitchenette | AED Location-City Centre Campus |
| Tierney Building | Ground Floor, Entrance area on the right. | AED Location Tierney Building Through main entrance on the right |
| MillStream Courtyard | External AED located between Languages Building and Health Science Labs |
The locations have been chosen as both strategic and reasonably secure. Each AED location is identified by prominent signage. Each AED unit is located in a wall mounted cabinet of a distinctive type. The cabinet contains the AED unit in a convenient carry case.
Please click link for Automated External Defibrillator (AED) - Inspection Record.
Please click Link for UL AED Procedure.
Step by step video of how to use a Zoll Plus AED.
