Marine First Aid Level 4 (VTQ)
Course Content
- Course Introduction
- Human anatomy and physiology for immediate emergency care
- Safety and Calling for Help
- What3Words - location app
- Marine band radios
- Marine VHF Radios
- Common Coastal Water Dangers
- Common Fresh Water Marine Dangers
- Emergency Flares
- LED Flares
- The Coastguard
- The Air Ambulance
- Personal Location Beacons
- Accident Prevention
- Boat Safety
- Calling for help
- Water safety tubes
- Types of Blankets
- Emergency response for hybrid and electric boats
- First Aid and Safety Equipment\
- Initial Assessment and Care
- Basic airway management in emergency care
- CPR
- AED
- Administration of oxygen therapy
- Drowning
- Choking
- Shock
- Bleeding
- Catastrophic Injury
- Injuries
- Hypothermia
- Illness
- FIrst Responder - Management of injuries
- Prioritising first aid
- Pelvic Injuries
- Spinal Injuries
- Rapid Extrication
- SAM Pelvic Sling
- Box Splints
- Spinal Injury
- Stabilising the spine
- Spinal Recovery Position
- Introduction to Spinal Boards
- The spinal board
- Using the Spinal Board
- The Scoop Stretcher
- Using the scoop stretcher
- Cervical collars
- Vertical C-Spine Immobilisation
- Joint examination
- Adult fractures
- Types of fracture
- First Responder - Management of trauma
- Elevated Slings
- Lower limb immobilisation
- Elevation Techniques
- Helmet Removal
- Different Types of Helmets
- The Carry Chair
- Applying Plasters
- Strains and Sprains and the RICE procedure
- Eye Injuries
- Electrical Injuries
- Foreign objects in the eye, ears or nose
- Nose bleeds
- Bites and stings
- Chest Injuries
- Foxseal chest seals
- Abdominal Injuries
- Treating Snake Bites
- Types of head injury and consciousness
- Dislocated Shoulders and Joints
- Other Types of Injury
- Dental Injuries
- First Responder - Management of medical conditions
- Asthma
- Asthma Spacers
- When an Asthma inhaler is not available
- Accuhaler®
- Heart Attack
- Warning signs of cardiac arrest and heart attack
- Heart Attack Position
- Aspirin and the Aspod
- Stable angina
- Hypertension
- Pulse Oximetry
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy treatment
- Meningitis
- Diabetes
- Blood Sugar Testing
- Poisons and Food Poisoning
- Shock
- Near and secondary drowning
- Cold water shock
- Allergic Reactions and Anaphylaxis
- Course Summary
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We're now gonna have a look at two different patient handling movement or extrication devices. The first one we'll look at is the spinal board or backboard. Called different things in different areas, but most commonly called a backboard or a spinal board. These are more commonly used for extrication from RTCs from where people have got severe spinal injuries or potential severe spinal injuries where we need to keep the back stable, straight, and the patient in a position that will do no more harm to the spine itself. They're used for extrication in car crashes, horse and rider accidents, anywhere where there's a potential to have a back and neck injury. Then we have the scoop device. The scoop device is used to move patients from the floor or from a position of lying where we can get the scoop underneath the patient, measure it, and fit it correctly. We can lift the patient with the scoop, then onto a spinal board, or we can actually transport them on the scoop, or move them from the floor onto a stretcher or an ambulance cot. It's a way of moving a patient, keeping them as still and as stable as possible. Still looking after the back and the spinal cord, but we're reducing the amount of movement, lateral movement that we do to the patient's back. So we have the spine board or backboard, and the scoop stretcher.
Patient Handling Devices: Spinal Board vs. Scoop Stretcher
Introduction
In this section, we'll explore two different patient handling devices: the spinal board and the scoop stretcher.
Spinal Board
The spinal board, also known as a backboard, is primarily used for extrication from various incidents such as road traffic collisions (RTCs) or accidents involving horses and riders.
- Purpose: To stabilize the back and prevent further harm to the spine in cases of severe spinal injuries or potential spinal injuries.
- Usage: Commonly employed in situations where there's a risk of back and neck injury.
Scoop Stretcher
The scoop stretcher is another patient handling device designed for moving patients with minimal movement, particularly useful when transferring patients from lying positions to stretchers or ambulances.
- Purpose: To move patients while minimizing lateral movement and maintaining spinal stability.
- Usage: Suitable for transferring patients from the floor to stretchers or ambulances.
Conclusion
Both the spinal board and the scoop stretcher play vital roles in patient extrication and transfer, ensuring minimal movement and maximum safety for patients with potential spinal injuries.
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