Study Guide

Objective

STCW-Code: Table A-III/1
The student
• has the knowledge and skills to give immediate first aid onboard the vessel,
• knows the first aid to be given in accidents in connection with transportation of dangerous goods.
• knows how to examine an injured/ill person and can evaluate the need for help.
• is able to apply the medical care manual to practice,
• has the skills to take appropriate action on the basis of advice received on the radio/through telephone with reference to accidents or illnesses which are likely to happen onboard a vessel.

Content

• medical treatment equipment onboard according to the ship’s medicine chest
• medical rules and recommendations
• medical consultation
• anatomy and physiology (breathing, blood circulation, nervous system, abdominal organs, skeleton)
• pharmacology (basic principles, forms of medicine, ways of giving medicine, risks of using medicines, handling and storage, using Pharmaca Fennica, abuse of medicines)
• asepsis and hygiene
• basics of patient care
• examining an injured or ill person
• lack of oxygen in the body; heart attack, cardiac arrest, drowning, lack of consciousness
• first aid in connection with chemical accidents
• first aid in connection with spinal injuries, fractures and muscle damages
• first aid in connection with burns, scalds and frost bites
• wound care

Qualifications

Medical Care 1

Further information

Course in Elementary First Aid and Proficiency in Medical First Aid


The course has been designed in accordance with the framework given in the STCW convention, section A-VI/1, Elementary First Aid sub-paragraph 2.1.3 (table A-VI/1-3) and section A-VI/4 (table A-VI/4-1). It has comprised a total of 24 hours of instruction and practical exercises.