MEDICAL FIRST AID INCL ELEMENTARY FIRST AID
Qualification:
Medical First Aid SAMSA STCW ref A-VI/1-4 & ref A-VI/1-3 Certificate of Completion
Validity:
5 years
Course Description:
This course aims to provide knowledge of the basic procedures in first aid onboard a vessel for all seafarers in any capacity wishing to pursue a career at sea in accordance to the competencies as described in the STCW and SAMSA Codes respectively.
Duration:
4 days
Location:
STC-SA Training Centre at the Port of Cape Town, South Africa
Prerequisites:
Medically fit for sea
Course Content:
• Contents of first aid kit
• Body structure and function
• Toxicological hazards on board ships
• Examination of casualty or patient
• Spinal injuries
• Burns scalds and effects of heat and cold
• Fractures, dislocations and muscular injuries
• Medical care for rescued persons
• Radio medical advice
• Pharmacology
• Sterilization
• Cardiac arrest, drowning and asphyxia