First aid and medical 

Document Description
CPR procedure 
Category C medical stores
Requirements for category 2 commercial vessels
RYA First Aid course syllabus
 
AEDs: are they for you? For reference and use as course handout
First Aid Instructor Application Application to attend an RYA First Aid Instructor Course

Acceptable first aid certificates from 1 April 2013

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For all:

- RYA instructors

- trainers and coaches

- candidates for Certficate of Competence exams

- anyone applying for a commercial endorsement to a Powerboat Level 2 or Day Skipper course completion certificate, or Advanced Powerboat course completion certificate (dated before 1 Jan 2005)

Unacceptable first aid certificates from 1 April 2013

For all:

- RYA instructors

- trainers and coaches

- candidates for Certificate of Competence exams

- anyone applying for a commercial endorsement to a Powerboat Level 2 or Day Skipper course completion certificate, or Advanced Powerboat course completion certificate (dated before 1 Jan 2005)

Medical Questionnaire To be completed by Instructors unable to sign the standard health declaration.
HSE Fee for intervention What you need to know
HSE Future arrangements for Safety Management in Adventure Activities

COLD WATER SHOCK

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With immediate effect Man Overboard training on all practical courses should include discussion of the dangers of cold water shock for the casualty immediately upon entering the water.

 

The general teaching points are:

- You will likely gasp for air, then breath rapidly.

- Can only hold breath for seconds so protect your airway from waves and spray.

- Your heart will be working harder, so don’t try to swim, just relax!

- The effects will be at its worst in the first 30 seconds but will have gone within 3 minutes.

With effect from 1 January 2013

INFORMATION SHEETS

 

Item     Description
Cold shock and hypothermia
Dealing with head injuries

RNLI video on Cold Water Shock for sail cruising: 

 

RNLI video on Cold Water Shock for motor cruising:  

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Article Published: November 27, 2012 14:37

Article Updated: June 09, 2014 10:48

 

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