Elementary First Aid (A-VI/1-3)

This elementary first aid course is designed to provide candidates with the minimum basic requirements for all seafarers who are required to provide medical care on board ship. This course will involve both practical and theory work with a short exam at the end of the day.

The course will cover:

•Applying immediate first aid in the event of an accident/injury on board ship

•Actions on discovering a casualty

•Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

•Recovery position

•Burns and scalds

•Examination of a casualty

•Bleeding

•Choking & anaphylaxis

•Shock

•Transporting a casualty onboard ship

NB - Candidates will have to sit a practical and theoretical exam with an external examiner in order to pass the course.