Medical First Aid

This course covers the syllabus required by the STCW95 Code Table AVI/4-1. It is required for those seeking MCA CoCs at the operational level and for those seeking to the new PYA interior senior steward/ess certificate and also for those designated to provide first aid care in a ship.

Medical First Aid covers how to prepare for a medical emergency on board so you can do what is required to preserve life until proper medical attention can be given. Subjects include; body structure and function, toxicological hazards onboard, casualty examination, spinal injuries, burns, fractures, care of the rescued, radio medical advice, pharmacology, sterilisation of cardiac arrest, drowning and asphyxia.