FIRST AID
RYA First Aid
The 1 Day RYA First Aid course is designed to provide liesure and profesional boaters, people in the work place or even families with basic first aid and resuscitation techniques. Unlike the First Aid at Work course, the RYA First Aid course also includes knowledge of the treatment for hypothermia and associated problems such as cold water shock, so if attending this course and you need to be first qualified at work, then this course will cover the both! The course takes one day (0900-1700) to complete, which allows both practical and theory lessons. Using realistic manaquins you will also learn how to resuscitate a non breathing casualty practically, which in our opinion is a skill everyone should be able to do; it could even save the life of a loved one in the home... The course price is £95pp including VAT, and also covers the cost of the First Aid book (£13.99) and certification.
Your instructor will cover the following topics with you.
• Principles of First Aid
• Casualty Assessment & Emergency Actions
• Breathing & Circulation
• Basic Life Support
• Shock & Hypothermia
• Fractures and Other Injuries
• Casualty Handling
• Helicopter Rescue
• First Aid Kits
Our courses run at our Old Portsmouth location for more information on avialibility please drop us a line on the contact form to the right.
STCW95 - First Aid
Elementary First Aid (EFA) - A-VI/1-3 – States, ‘Practical application of medical guides and advice by radio, including the ability to take effective action based on such knowledge in the case of accidents or illnesses that are likely to occur on board ship’. To achieve this you must be able to:
Assess the needs of casualties and threats to own safety
Have a good appreciation of the body structure and its functions
Understand the immediate measures to be taken in cases of emergency, including the ability to:
Position casualty (Including The Recovery Position)
Apply resuscitation techniques - Airway, Breathing, Circulation (CPR)
Control bleeding
Apply appropriate measures of Basic Shock Management
Use of barriers
Apply appropriate measures for Burns, Scalds including accidents caused by Electric Current
Rescue and transport a casualty
Improvise bandaging and use materials in the Emergency Kit
Obviously to achieve this safely we must also cover the basics such as:
The scene is safe to enter and how to call for assistance
The primary actions to take and the assessment of a casualty (Triage)
How to monitor the casualty and carry out observations
Issues such as, heart issues, stroke, allergic reactions, asthma, poisoning, diabetes and epilepsy
Fractures, head, neck and back Injuries
Heat and cold Exposure
Bites and stings (Marine, Animal, Human, Insects)
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