Course Content

• Course Introduction
  • Course introduction
• Human anatomy and physiology for immediate emergency care
  • Introduction to the Human Body
  • Anatomical Terminology
  • Respiratory Injuries Part One
  • Respiratory Injuries Part Two
  • Blood Vessels
  • The Circulatory System
  • The Skeletal System
  • The Muscular System
  • The Nervous System
  • Common Skeletal Injuries
• 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\
  • Boat safety equipment
  • Life Jackets
  • Pet Life Jackets
  • Why do you need a First Aid Kit
  • Marine first aid kits
  • Marine bleed kits
  • 12 Volt dangers
  • Fire prevention on a boat
  • Emergency drag stretcher
• Initial Assessment and Care
  • Consent
  • Gloves
  • Face shields
  • Scene safety
  • The recovery position
• Basic airway management in emergency care
  • Respiration and Breathing
  • Postural Drainage
  • Peak Flow
  • Pocket Masks
  • Pocket Mask with Oxygen
  • Bag Valve Mask Equipment
  • Using a BVM
• CPR
  • RCUK & ERC Resus Guidelines
  • Introduction to CPR
  • Three Steps to Save a Life (2025)
  • Adult CPR
  • Compression only CPR
  • CPR for drowning casualties
  • Adolescent CPR
  • Child CPR
  • Infant CPR
  • Cardiac Arrest and the Drowned Patient
  • Improving compressions
  • Improving breaths
• AED
  • AED Introduction
  • AED demo for units without CPR help
  • Using an AED on an adolescent
  • Child AED
  • Using an AED on an infant
  • Update on AED pad placement
  • AED Units
  • IPAD SPR AED
• Administration of oxygen therapy
  • Oxygen
  • When Oxygen is Used
  • Contra Indications Of Oxygen
  • Hazards of using oxygen
  • Hypoxia
  • Storage Of Oxygen
  • PIN INDEX cylinder
  • Oxygen Regulators
  • Standard oxygen cylinder
  • Transport of Cylinders
  • How long does an Oxygen cylinder last?
  • Non Rebreather Mask
  • Medical gas storage
• Drowning
  • Drowning
• Choking
  • Choking Statistics
  • Choking Recognition
  • Adult Choking
  • Choking in children
  • Infant Choking
  • Trauma from Choking
• Shock
  • Fainting
  • Types of Shock
  • Hypovolemic shock
  • Cardiogenic shock
• Bleeding
  • The Healing Process
  • Types of Bleed
  • Serious Bleeding and Bandaging
  • Excessive Blood Loss
  • Excessive Bleeding Control
  • Haemostatic Dressings
  • Commercial tourniquets
  • Tourni-KEY
  • Elevation sling
  • Applying Plasters
  • Minor Injuries
• Catastrophic Injury
  • Introduction to serious injuries
  • Dealing with amputations
  • Amputations and boating
  • Degloving
  • Burns
  • Cuts to the head
  • Embedded objects
  • Large lacerations
  • Open fractures
  • Penetration injuries
  • Serious grazes
• Injuries
  • Introduction to Injuries
  • Injury assessment
  • Common injuries
  • Different types of trauma
  • Jellyfish Stings
  • Injuries from Sea Urchins
  • Weaver fish
  • Chemical burns
  • Fractures
  • Heat Emergencies
  • Head Injuries
  • Sunburn
  • Electrocution on boats
  • Horizontal sling
• Hypothermia
  • Hypothermia and its causes
  • Stages and symptoms of hypothermia
  • Treatment of hypothermia
• Illness
  • Introduction to illnesses
  • Common illnesses
  • Illness assessment and SAMPLE
  • Blood pressure gauges
  • Pulse Oximetry
  • Personal 6 lead ECG
  • Heart Attacks
  • Asthma
  • Asthma
  • Diabetes
  • Seasickness
  • Treatment of Diarrhoea and vomiting
  • Managing dizziness
• FIrst Responder - Management of injuries
  • Prioritising first aid
  • Pelvic Injuries
  • Spinal Injuries
  • Rapid Extrication
  • SAM Pelvic Sling
  • Box Splints
  • Spinal Injury
  • Stabilising the spine
  • Opening the airway Jaw Thrust
  • 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
  • What is Anaphylaxis
  • Minor allergic reactions
  • What is an Auto-Injector?
  • Jext®
  • EpiPen®
  • Signs and Symptoms of Anaphylaxis
  • Basic First Aid Advice
  • Adrenaline nasal spray for anaphylaxis
  • Giving a second dose
• Course Summary
  • Course Summary