Course Content

• Course Introduction
  • Course introduction
  • Inland water dangers
  • Why learn first aid when on a boat
  • What is First Aid
  • Common dangers
  • Navigation Apps
  • Tides and weather apps
• Safety and Calling for Help
  • What3Words - location app
  • 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
• First Aid and Safety Equipment
  • Boat safety equipment
  • Life Jackets
  • Pet Life Jackets
  • Why do you need a First Aid Kit
  • Lifesaver kits
  • Marine first aid kits
  • Marine bleed kits
• Initial Assessment and Care
  • Consent
  • Gloves
  • Face shields
  • Scene safety
  • The recovery position
• CPR
  • Introduction to CPR
  • Adult CPR
  • Compression only CPR
  • CPR for drowning casualties
  • Child CPR
  • Infant CPR
• AED
  • AED Units
  • IPAD SPR AED
• Drowning
  • Drowning
  • Near and secondary drowning
  • Cold water shock
• Choking
  • Adult Choking
  • Choking in children
• Shock
  • Fainting
  • Types of Shock
  • Hypovolemic shock
  • Cardiogenic shock
• Bleeding
  • The Healing Process
  • Types of Bleed
  • Serious Bleeding and Bandaging
  • Elevation sling
  • Excessive Blood Loss
  • Excessive Bleeding Control
  • Haemostatic Dressings
  • Commercial tourniquets
  • Tourni-KEY
  • Applying Plasters
  • Minor Injuries
  • Nose bleeds
  • Other Types of Injury
• Injuries
  • Introduction to Injuries
  • Injury assessment
  • Common injuries
  • Different types of trauma
  • Chemical burns
  • Adult fractures
  • Fractures
  • Heat Emergencies
  • Horizontal sling
• Illness
  • Introduction to illnesses
  • Common illnesses
  • Heart Attacks
  • Asthma
  • Stable angina
  • Allergic reactions and Anaphylaxis treatment
  • Asthma
  • Diabetes
  • Seasickness
• Course Summary
  • Course Summary