Medical Care 1, First Aid (0 cr)
Code: SF22S310-3001
General information
Enrollment
16.06.2022 - 09.10.2022
Timing
10.10.2022 - 25.11.2022
Number of ECTS credits allocated
0 op
Unit
Faculty of Technology and Seafaring
Campus
Åbo, Hertig Johans parkgata 21
Teaching languages
- Svenska
Seats
0 - 15
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Maritime Studies
Teachers
- Ritva Lindell
Groups
-
SFK22D-ÅSjökapten (YH), h22, dagstudier
Objective
The student gains basic knowledge and skills in first aid as to vari-ous kinds of accidents and illnesses onboard a vessel, in accord-ance with STCWCode: A-VI/1-3 and A-VI/2-1.
Content
• first aid principles
• first aid onboard vessels, the contents of the first aid kit
• elementary knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the vital functions
• resuscitation
• first aid in the following situations:
o the most common attacks of illness: chest pains, stroke, diabetes and epilepsy
o wounds and major bleeding
o shock
o fractures, joint and muscle injuries
o burns and scalds
o hypothermia and frost-bites
o poisonings
o examination and moving of an injured person
Evaluation scale
Approved/Rejected
Qualifications
-
Further information
Course in Elementary First Aid
The course has been designed in accordance with the framework given in the STCW convention, section A-VI/1, paragraph 2.1.3 (table A-VI/1-3). It has comprised a total of 16 hours of instruction and practical exercises.