Elementary First Aid (STCW)
The course is delivered by an approved certificated instructor and complies with the Merchant Navy Training Board (MNTB) and Sea Fish Industry Authority (SEAFISH) requirements for the issue of their certificates.
Level
Certificate
Entry Requirements
No past experience or formal qualifications are required.
Duration and Mode
Short Course, 1 day, 9.00am-5.00pm
Description
This course is an introduction to First Aid techniques.
The course is delivered by an approved certificated instructor and complies with the Merchant Navy Training Board (MNTB) and Sea Fish Industry Authority (SEAFISH) requirements for the issue of their certificates.
This basic training is a pre-requisite for persons seeking employment in the marine industry. Equally, the course can be applied to personnel engaged in other industries, e.g., fish farming, agriculture, etc.
Course content:
Introduction to First Aid
Shock: Signs and Symptoms
Action at an Emergency
The unconscious casualty
Effects of extreme temperature
Hypothermia
Frostbite
Management of shock
Control of bleeding
Burns, scals and electric currents
Fractures
Rescue and transportation of casualty
Course Code: LEFIRSTAID
Progression
Campus
Stornoway
Benbecula
