Ships can be hazardous places and are seldom close to professional medical
facilities. So the ability of a seafarer to deliver effective first aid could mean the
difference between life and death for a fellow crew member or a passenger. This
training package comprises 2 video programmes and a supporting booklet which
expands on the points made in the videos. The videos are modular and should be
looked at one section at a time. Effective use of this training material will help you
to deliver basic first aid to casualties on board. In all cases involving accidents or
injury it is important that the first aider starts by checking that neither they nor the
casualty are in further danger.
In any emergency one of the most basic requirements is continuing the supply of
oxygen to the brain and Part 1 looks at resuscitation techniques required when this
supply has been interrupted – by immersion in water, by choking, by inhalation of
smoke or gas. Heart attacks and the use of de-fibrillators are also considered. The
importance of recognising and treating shock is also dealt with in some detail. Shock
may also be accompanied by other injuries or severe bleeding and these also need
to be treated. Burns and scalds are also considered.
Finally Part 1 looks at the use of shore-based medical advice and the need to provide
comprehensive information to those who are trying to provide expert advice from a
distance.
Part 2 looks first at fractures, sprains and dislocations. The majority of bone and
muscle injuries are not life threatening, but multiple fractures and spinal injuries
can be. Spinal injury should always be suspected when someone has fallen more
than their own height. In such cases, the first priority is to avoid any further
movement of the spine and the neck.
Next the programme considers other medical conditions such as diabetes, epilepsy
and asthma. The latter is just one example of an allergic reaction which may also be
caused by food, insect bites and stings or other substances entering the body by
inhalation, swallowing, skin absorption or injection.
Chemical spills to any part of the body, but especially the eyes, need swift action and
it is important to avoid aggravating the situation further by bad handling. Poisoning
and hypothermia are also dealt with. The final part of this video is about moving
casualties on board ship.
This package is aimed at sea going personnel with medical training. It contains, in
conjunction with a detailed handbook, the information needed to perform dental first
aid where there is no dental surgeon available. Its construction is formed so that it
can either be viewed as a continual program or, because each section is individually
titled, be used to extract the information needed for a particular problem.
Gold Medal Award from British Medical Association.
This package aims to advise non-medically trained personnel on the simple
treatment of dental pain when professional care is not available. Illustrated by
situations on board a Royal Naval Submarine and Mine-countermeasures vessel the
video demonstrates the methods of diagnosis and treatment of lost and broken
restorations, acute pain (pulpitis) due to decay, recent treatment or abscess
formation and traumatic injury to the teeth. Also covered are the problems of
wisdom teeth (pericoronitis), gum infections and post-extraction difficulties such as
prolonged bleeding and “dry socket”. A method of simple replacement of lost crowns
is shown using simple materials. In all examples the use of proprietary products has
been avoided and traditional materials preferred where possible to reduce the
number of items necessary for retention in a dental first-aid kit.
Code No 744/745
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