The National Ambulance Service College (NASC) is a state-recognised educational institution of Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

. It was first established in 1986 as the National Ambulance Training School and is based at St. Mary's Hospital in the Phoenix Park

Phoenix Park

Phoenix Park is an urban park in Dublin, Ireland, lying 2–4 km west of the city centre, north of the River Liffey. Its 16 km perimeter wall encloses , one of the largest walled city parks in Europe. It includes large areas of grassland and tree-lined avenues, and since the seventeenth...

, Dublin with a second campus based in Ballinasloe, Co. Galway known as NASC West. The college provides certified emergency medical and ambulance

Ambulance

An ambulance is a vehicle for transportation of sick or injured people to, from or between places of treatment for an illness or injury, and in some instances will also provide out of hospital medical care to the patient...

 related training to both ambulance personnel, state agencies, private companies and individuals. It is owned and operated by the HSE's

Health Service Executive

The Health Service Executive is responsible for the provision of healthcare providing health and personal social services for everyone living in Ireland, with public funds. The Executive was established by the Health Act, 2004 and came into official operation on January 1, 2005...

 National Ambulance Service

HSE National Ambulance Service

The HSE National Ambulance Service is the statutory public ambulance service in the Republic of Ireland. The service is operated by the National Hospitals Office of the Health Service Executive, the Irish national healthcare authority.- History :...

 and provides most of its courses in conjunction with the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC). As of 2008, the college is no longer in a position to provide training to individuals who wish to take the Emergency Medical Technician course as a result of changing standards. The course, along with the Paramedic programme are only available to employees of PHECC accredited statutory emergency services and private ambulance organisations.

Current Courses

• Instructors Courses
• Emergency First Responder
  Certified first responder
  A certified first responder is a person who has completed a course and received certification in providing pre-hospital care for medical emergencies. They have more skill than someone who is trained in basic first aid but they are not a substitute for advanced medical care rendered by emergency...
  
  
• Cardiac First Responder
  Community first responder
  A Community First Responder , is a person available to be dispatched by an ambulance control centre to attend medical emergencies in their local area...
  
  
• Emergency Medical Technician
  Emergency medical technician
  Emergency Medical Technician or Ambulance Technician are terms used in some countries to denote a healthcare provider of emergency medical services...
  
  
• Paramedic
  Paramedic
  A paramedic is a healthcare professional that works in emergency medical situations. Paramedics provide advanced levels of care for medical emergencies and trauma. The majority of paramedics are based in the field in ambulances, emergency response vehicles, or in specialist mobile units such as...
  
  
• Advanced Paramedic
• Driver L1
• Driver L2
• MIMMS
• PEPP
• PHTLS
• Phlebotomy
  Venipuncture
  In medicine, venepuncture, venopuncture or venipuncture is the process of obtaining intravenous access for the purpose of intravenous therapy or for blood sampling of venous blood. This procedure is performed by medical laboratory scientists, medical practitioners, some EMTs, paramedics,...
  
  

External links

• http://www.nats.ie National Ambulance Service College Official Website
• http://www.phecc.ie Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council Website
• http://www.hse.ie Irish Health Service Executive (HSE) Website