Today our team at had the pleasure of welcoming Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Niall Collins TD to our office in Croom, Limerick. 🤝 We enjoyed giving him a tour and sharing more about the vital work we do across the country. #CRITICALCharity #Charity #CFR #Limerick #Community
About us
CRITICAL is the largest Volunteer Emergency Medical Response charity in Ireland. CRITICAL volunteers provide pre-hospital emergency medical care to critically ill and injured patients in rural and urban areas across the country. Initially founded in 2009 as Irish Community Rapid Response, CRITICAL now has a growing network of volunteer responders operating in 20 counties in cities, towns, and villages. With over 160 medical volunteers, including emergency medical technicians (EMTs), paramedics, consultants and other qualified medical professionals, CRITICAL works in partnership with the National Ambulance Service (NAS) to respond to life-threatening emergencies. CRITICAL envisions an Ireland where communities and those living in it have equal opportunity to receive a rapid medical response in the event of a medical emergency, injury, accident, or trauma, no matter the location. We have teams of experienced Volunteer Emergency Medical Doctors, Medical Responders, and Community Responders in communities all over Ireland, with our medical response network steadily growing. We supply emergency medical response vehicles in key areas to experienced advanced or critical care doctors. These vehicles are kitted out with specialist medical equipment including defibrillators, chest compression systems and suction units as well as advanced medical and trauma kits. This allows our volunteer doctors to perform complex and often lifesaving medical procedures, wherever and whenever they’re called upon. We have ambitious plans to further expand this network. Our ground teams responded to more than 1,800 incidents over the last three years alone, working in partnership with the emergency services to give people the very best chance of survival when they find themselves seriously ill or injured. Irish Community Rapid Response CLG T/A CRITICAL | Registered Charity No (RCN): 20070762
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http://www.criticalcharity.ie
External link for CRITICAL
- Industry
- Non-profit Organization Management
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Croom
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2009
- Specialties
- Emergency Response, Critical Care, Advanced Care, Doctors , Rapid Response, Cardiac Arrest, Trauma, RTC, Farm Accidents, Medical, CFR, Volunteers, Ethical Fundraising, Event Management, and Emergency Services
Locations
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Primary
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Croom, V35 XT25, IE
Employees at CRITICAL
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Jeppe Rasmussen
Head of Fundraising at CRITICAL
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Edward Walsh
Head Of Operations & Standards , CRITICAL - Emergency Medical Response, Working closely with our Critical Care Doctors and Advanced Specialist…
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Michele Hillenbrand
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Zoe Gallagher
New Corporate Fundraising Officer @ Critical
Updates
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This week, our volunteers at CRITICAL CFR Balbriggan completed their Cardiac First Responder training 🫀👏 This sets the foundation for their upcoming scenario based training sessions that will ensure all volunteers are trained to the highest standard. 🚑 Allowing them to deliver the best care to those in need in Balbriggan, whilst awaiting the arrival of the ambulance. For information on how you can support our groups, please visit our www.criticalcharity.ie #CRITICALCharity #Balbriggan #Dublin #Community #CFR
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Today at CRITICAL HQ we had a visit from Limerick County TD and government Minister for Arts, Culture, Communications, Media and Sport - Patrick O'Donovan TD We are thankful that he took the time to visit some of our team today as we updated him on the work of CRITICAL Volunteer Emergency Medical Responders and CRITICAL Community First Responders across Ireland. #CRITICALCharity #Ireland #EmergencyResponders #Community #FirstResponders #Volunteers #Charity
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We had not one, but two new employees starting with us this week 👏 This is Michele, our new Community Fundraising Officer! "My motivation for joining CRITICAL comes from my strong commitment to driving meaningful change. The opportunity to connect with others, raise essential funds, and directly contribute to life-saving initiatives inspires me to create a lasting impact and empower communities." #CRITICALCharity #Community #Fundraising #Charity
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At CRITICAL we earn the trust placed in us by insisting on quality and striving to get the basics right every time. Our commitment to quality care is built on: 🔹 Safety 🔹 Accountability 🔹 Operational Excellence 🔹 Volunteerism 🔹 Confidentiality 🔹 Compassion #CRITICALCharity #CRITICALMission #Community #Volunteers
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Meet Chris, our new Donor Care Officer! 👋 Originally from Askeaton, Co. Limerick, Chris has a strong passion for helping others. As a Community First Responder in his hometown, he’s already dedicated to making a difference. He was drawn to CRITICAL by our impact on local communities and now he’s excited to play a role in that mission. #CRITICALCharity #Community #CFR #Limerick #Ireland
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Meabh & Morgan popped into our office on Monday last to hand over their donation of €454.52 from the sale of St. Bridget’s crosses. ❤️ Meabh and Morgan have been supporting the charity with this great initiative for the past 4 years when they had a neighbour airlifted by the charities Community Air Ambulance. They were recognised by the An Garda Community Awards for their hard work, support and dedication. 👏 Thank you so much for supporting us! #CRITICALCharity #Fundraising #Donation #Charity #Ireland
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CRITICAL reposted this
I ❣️ Monday's! A new week full of opportunity & endless possibilities. Super excited about the week ahead here at CRITICAL! Feeling very grateful to be apart of an amazing team with one clear vision all working together to achieve our goal, Empowering Communities to Save Lives. Jeppe Rasmussen Edward Walsh David Tighe M.Sc.
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We are incredibly grateful to Dairygold Co-Operative Society Ltd Mitchelstown for their generous support and recent donation! 🙌 Your contribution will make a real difference in our mission to empower communities to save lives. Thank you for believing in our work and for being a true partner in creating positive change 🌟 #Grateful #Partnership #MakingADifference #EmpoweringCommunities #CRITICALCharity #Dairygold
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Exciting news! 🙌 On Tuesday CRITICAL proudly handed over an AED to Evan, the winner of the CFR awareness competition at last summers National Ploughing Championships. Evan has chosen the Reek Retail Centre in Killarney as the new home for this life-saving device, making it available 24/7 to everyone in the community 🫀 A massive shoutout to Hayes First Aid for sponsoring the AED and to everyone else involved. Together, we’re making a difference! #CRITICALCharity #AED #NationalPloughingChampionships #CFR #Charity #Ireland
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