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Suitable
for:-
Anyone
who already has a basic first aid qualification and wants greater knowledge
and skill.
Particularly
useful for those who are at least 30 minutes from emergency services
backup.
Recognition:-
Meets
the requirements of the HSE for "Appointed Persons in the Workplace"
training.
Prerequisites:-
Marlin
courses of more than 7 hrs, or
HSE First Aid at Work
Length:-
18-22
hours (usually 3 days)
This course
builds on the knowledge and skills of a basic first-aider. It will give
you the confidence to cope with major trauma, when the emergency services
are at least 30 minutes away.
After
revising and practising basic first aid skills, the course looks at
anatomy and physiology in more detail and then goes on to develop skill
with advanced
equipment such as bag and mask resuscitators, defibrillators and oxygen
delivery systems.
Much
of the course time is spent in scenario practice to develop confidence,
and in most courses we try to involve people from the Casualty Union,
so that the scenarios are as realistic as possible. These scenarios
are learning experiences and are not examined.
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Course
contents:-
- basic
skills revision
- update
skills
- anatomy
and physiology
- scene
assessment
- triage
- advanced
primary survey, including blood pressure
- cervical
collars
- spine
boards
- the
"chain of survival"
- airway
management, including airways and resuscitators
- oxygen
equipment
- 2-rescuer
CPR
- defibrillation
- splinting
- femoral
pressure point
- scenario
practice
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