Kildare Town Community First Responders

02/06/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who attended our Child CPR and Choking Awareness Open Evening tonight.
It was fantastic to see so many parents, and community members taking the time to learn vital life-saving skills. We hope everyone left feeling more confident about what to do if a child is choking, unresponsive, or experiencing a medical emergency.
Special thanks to our volunteers for sharing their knowledge and helping make the evening such a success ❤️
📅 Our next open training session will take place on: Tuesday, 16th June 2026 🕢 7:30pm 📍 Kildare Town Educate Together NS
These sessions are open to everyone, and no previous experience is required. Come along, learn valuable skills, meet your local responders, and help make our community safer.
❤️ All Welcome

01/06/2026

All Welcome

26/05/2026

We are currently extremely busy and are experiencing large call volumes and delays. 

Only call 999 or 112 in a life-threatening emergency.

Please consider all your other care options.

25/05/2026

Heat stroke (or sunstroke) is a life-threatening medical emergency where the body fails to regulate its temperature, causing it to rise dangerously high 40⁰
It requires immediate emergency medical attention.Critical Warning Signs
●High Body Temperature: Mental & Behavioral Changes: Confusion, agitation, slurred speech, delirium, or seizures.Altered Sweating: Skin feels hot, flushed, and is usually dry to the touch.
●Physical Distress: A rapid, strong pulse, fast/shallow breathing, throbbing headache, and nausea or vomiting.
●When to Call Emergency ServicesHeat stroke is always a severe emergency. If you or someone else is showing these symptoms, dial your local emergency number (such as 999 or 112) immediately.
●While waiting for medical help, take the following steps:Move the person to a cooler or air-conditioned environment.Apply cool, damp cloths or use ice packs on the neck, armpits, and groin.Fan the person to help their body temperature drop.Do not give the person fluids to drink, as they may vomit or choke.
Alway contact a professional.

19/05/2026

19/05/2026

A word of thanks to Bright Beginnings Creche Kildare Town for not only letting us have a Public Access AED on the exterior of their premises but they replaced the old box with a new one too ❤️

17/05/2026

Please nominate Kildare Town Community First Responders (Charity No. 20205849) to help us continue the voluntary work we do in our community. ❤️
A Community First Responder is trained, at a minimum, in Basic Life Support and the use of a defibrillator (AED), attending actual or potentially life-threatening emergencies in our area while awaiting the arrival of the emergency services.
As well as responding to emergencies, we have also supplied and continue to maintain Public Access AEDs throughout Kildare Town, helping to make lifesaving equipment available when every second counts.
Your nomination and support can help us continue this vital work for the people of Kildare Town.
Thank you to everyone who continues to support our volunteers and community initiatives. 🚑💚

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12/05/2026

Ambulance staff on the picket line in Maynooth today as part of the official strike action mounted by the National Ambulance Service.