STCW Elementary First Aid
Overview
The one day STCW Elementary First Aid course teaches you the basic principles of first aid at sea. Learn to identify life threatening conditions, perform CPR, recognise hypothermia and be better prepared to help a casualty in an onboard emergency.
Inclusions
- First Aid Manual.
Dates & pricing
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| 27/07/2019 | 27/07/2019 | Cowes, Isle of Wight | Available | |
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| 24/08/2019 | 24/08/2019 | Cowes, Isle of Wight | Available | |
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| 14/09/2019 | 14/09/2019 | Cowes, Isle of Wight | Available | |
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| 12/10/2019 | 12/10/2019 | Cowes, Isle of Wight | Available | |
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| 09/11/2019 | 09/11/2019 | Cowes, Isle of Wight | Available | |
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Pre-requisite experience and qualifications
No experience is needed.
Full itinerary
During the day, you will cover a range of topics educating you on different aspects of First Aid:
- First priorities of First Aid.
- Drills and training.
- Calling for help.
- Assessment & immediate action.
- ABC.
- CPR.
- Handling casualties including helicopter rescue.
- Bandaging.
- Allergies.
- Amputation.
- Anaphylactic shock.
- Control of bleeding.
- Awareness of CAT drugs.
- Contents of a first aid kit.
- Head injuries.
- Shock.
- Spinal injuries.
- Fractures.
- Heart attacks.
- Angina.
- Stroke.
- Burns.
- Choking.
- Asthma attacks, diabetic emergencies and epilepsy.
- Sea sickness.
- Hypothermia.
- Electric shock.
Related courses
You should combine this course with STCW Personal Survival Training, Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting, Proficiency in Security Awareness and Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities – or search again for STCW Basic Safety Training which covers all these subjects in a six day course. We recommend that you undertake further first aid training after no more than three years.