Marine First Aid Training

Marine Advanced First Aid - Transport Canada Approved

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Course Outline

Designed to provide participants with the skills and knowledge required to apply immediate first aid inthe event of accident or illness on board a vessel. Participants will gain knowledge of marine first aid equipment, and the transferring of patients from a ship.

Course Topics

  • The Professional Responder
  • Responding to the call
  • Infection prevention and control
  • Anatomy and physiology
  • Assessment
  • Airway management and respiratory emergencies
  • Circulatory emergencies
  • Shock
  • Haemorrhage and soft tissue trauma
  • Musculoskeletal injuries
  • Chest, abdominal and pelvic injuries
  • Head and spinal injuries
  • Acute and chronic illnesses
  • Poisoning
  • Environmental illnesses
  • Pregnancy, labour and delivery
  • Special populations
  • Crisis intervention
  • Reaching, lifting and extricating patients
  • Pharmacology
  • Marine Environment

Is this course for me?

All aspects of course are focused in a marine setting. Course meets the requirements of Transport Canada outlined in Transport Publication (TP) 13008E.

Certification: 3-year Red Cross certification in Marine Advanced

First Aid and a Transport Canada certification. Certificates are issued by Red Cross upon successful completion.

Participant materials:

  • Canadian Red Cross Emergency Care for Professional Responders Reference Text
  • Canadian Red Cross Emergency Care for Professional Responders Workbook (optional not included)