Critical CFR - Douglas

01/06/2026

Volunteers with CRITICAL Douglas responded to 24 calls in the community during the month of May. Well done all.

26/05/2026

Come down to Fota House on 28th June to meet our volunteers at the Critical - Emergency Medical Response Car Show!

22/05/2026

Thanks to all our amazing volunteers in Critical CFR - Douglas !

18/05/2026

Critical CFR - Douglas was delighted to be selected by The Hospital Saturday Fund to receive grant funding of €1,500 to enable our ongoing community response in Douglas!

We rely fully on grants and donations to keep our volunteers equipped & trained. Life saving equipment is expensive - from the AEDs, to airway management, and the PPE needed to keep us safe on calls.

The Hospital Saturday Fund is a registered charity and the parent company of HSF Health Plan. For over 150 years, they have been providing assistance through charitable funds in the UK and Ireland. All profits made by HSF Health Plan are channelled to its parent charity. This allows HSF to support medically-associated charities and individuals in the form of grants

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16/05/2026

Best of luck today to Critical CFR-Kilkenny who are raising funds with a cycle the length of the country!

06/05/2026

Come down to Fota House on 28th June!

We’re delighted to announce The CRITICAL Car Show! 🚗

Taking place with the support of Fota House, Arboretum & Gardens.

Join us for an incredible day featuring special vehicles on display, a vibrant community atmosphere, family friendly activities and raffles with great prizes!

On the day, you’ll also have the chance to meet local emergency services and CRITICAL volunteers, and learn vital CPR and lifesaving skills.

📅 Save the date: 28th June 11am-5pm.

All proceeds will go directly towards supporting CRITICAL’s lifesaving work.

06/05/2026

It has been a busy start to the month for Critical CFR - Douglas with responders attending 6 emergency calls since 1st May, with 2 of those patients in cardiac arrest.

We held a training session last night focusing on chest pain/heart attack as well as team resuscitation.

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01/05/2026

Our April call statistics are out.

In addition to the 19 emergency calls our volunteers responded to in the community, we trained 24 people in the basics of CPR, choking, stroke and chest pain care.

We rely on your support to keep us on the road - thanks to the community in Douglas as always!

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23/04/2026

Delighted to provide a "Hands for Life" CPR training course organised by the Aylesbury Residents' Association at Cork Constitution Rugby Club this evening. It's fantastic to have an additional 24 people trained in our community on the basics of life support - well done to all who attended!

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21/04/2026

From our Critical CFR - Carrick on Suir colleagues - an amazing story with a great outcome.

A volunteer community first responder (CFR) from Tipperary, who attended a call for a local person experiencing chest pains, never imagined that he too would be needing the support of his volunteer colleagues and the National Ambulance Service before the end of the day.

Gerry Fitzgerald, a member of CRITICAL’s Carrick-on-Suir CFR group, was walking near his home in Carrick-on-Suir when he began experiencing severe chest pain. He quickly recognised what was happening, returned home and dialled 999. 'I gave the information to the call taker and asked them to activate the CFR group straight away. A member of the team was at my house within two minutes.'

'The relief my wife and I felt when Michael arrived with all the gear was incredible, I knew I was in safe hands. It seemed like the stars aligned for me that day because an ambulance was available and arrived shortly after.'

'I even knew the crew because we had both responded to a chest pain call earlier that day. Everyone worked together brilliantly, and I was brought to hospital in Clonmel.'

'My own experience meant that I really knew the difference we can make as first responders. I received really good care, and it’s great to be able to do that for someone else in my local community'