Howth Coast Guard were tasked tonight at 18.29 to a report of a person falling into the water in Howth harbour. The team assembled quickly and went to the scene. Howth ILB along with the crew from a trawler had recovered the casualty to the pier and the lifeboat crew then gave first aid as [...]
The Howth Coast Guard Volunteers have started a Work Placement Program with the Beaumont Hospital Accident & Emergency department. During the twelve hour shift two members will observe and work under the guidance of the A&E staff. The program’s aim is to improve Casualty Handling Skills and get hands on experience within a busy A&E [...]
Today at midday, Howth Coast Guard responded to the upper cliff sections near Howth Summit, where a car and driver had sustained a heavy impact after leaving the path and sliding approx 100m steeply down-hill to the cliff edge. After locating the car the sole occupant was stabilised by paramedics and then removed from the [...]
Howth Coast Guard were alerted at 18.21 tonight to assist CG Helicopter rescue 116 in the recovery of a casualty at Balscadden who had been out walking, had fallen and sustained a broken leg. Dublin Fire Brigade were on scene and had requested the helicopter to assist as the casualty was off track and away [...]
WEST PIER, HOWTH - This weekend Howth Coast Guard hosted an Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) course provided by Aware. Team members from Howth Coast Guard, Howth Gardai, Drogheda Coast Guard, Howth RNLI, Howth Beach Life Guards, and local Scout Leaders completed a 2 day certification.
Just as “CPR” skills make physical first aid possible, [...]
HOWTH HILL, DUBLIN - Howth Coast Guard undertook a joint exercise with St John’s Ambulance Brigade and visiting members of Drogheda Coast Guard unit on Wednesday night. The night was split into two exercises with different objectives.
Ex 1. Objectives: Practice technical evacs through obstacles. Practice first aid stabilisation and packaging, with casualties provided by St [...]
NOSE OF HOWTH - Howth Coast Guard undertook a training exercise at 10am today on the Nose Of Howth. Briefed that a yacht had lost power off the nose of Howth, taken into account the current weather, the team searched the cliffs for sign of the yacht and discovered 3 casualties who had climbed up [...]
CASANNA ROCK, HOWTH - On Saturday, Howth Coast Guard unit undertook a cliff rescue on Casanna Rock on Howth Cliffs. The team sent 3 pairs of climbers down to a mid-cliff rescue of an unconscious casualty - the faithful ‘rescue-dummy’ hanging on a rope half-way down.
The training focussed on casualty checks, and contact/siterep communications with [...]
WEST PIER, HOWTH - 10 members of the Howth Coast Guard Unit completed their First Aid, CPR & AED refresher course with external trainers this weekend. Thanks go to the course provider and instructor.
While the course was underway on Saturday, the rest of the team trained in map & compass work to help in large [...]
BAILEY LIGHTHOUSE, HOWTH - On Wednesday night this week, members of the Howth Coast Guard unit took part in an exercise in casualty information recording and cliff rescue. Members who were new to performing the climbers role undertaken in cliff rescue were tasked to descend a static line with a safety rope in the dark [...]
