Medical First Aid

€390 EUR

Course Type:

Medical First Aid

Training School:

Novikontas Maritime College

Location:

Rīga, Latvia

Duration:

3 days

Language:

English

The course complies with all requirements of the STCW Convention, as amended, Chapter VI, Sections A-VI/4 and Table A-VI/4-1 of the SCTW Code, as well as covers all subject areas recommended by IMO Model course 1.14 “Medical First Aid”.

In this course the participants will be competent to identify probable cause, nature and extent of injuries promptly, completely and conforming to current first-aid practice, minimize risk of harm to self and other at all times, appropriately treat injuries and patient’s condition and conform to recognized first-aid practice and international guidelines.

The Training course covers the following topics:

• Introduction and immediate actions;
• Medical first aid kit;
• Body’s anatomy and physiology;
• Patient inspection;
• ABC;
• Head and spinal injuries;
• Injuries;
• Burns, scalds and frostbites;
• External assistance;
• Toxical hazards;
• Medical care for rescued persons;
• Psychological/psychiatric problems;
• Pharmacology;
• Disease prevention, sterilization.

Entry Requirements

STCW Basic Safety training certificate

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