Marine Basic First Aid

This Canadian Red Cross course is ideal for employees in the marine / fishing industry.

It meets Transport Canada Training Program Standards in Marine First Aid (TP 13008E) as well as federal and provincial regulations for Standard First Aid and CPR.

Skills covered include the ability to recognize an emergency and respond effectively using the following interventions:

• Personal safety
• primary & secondary assessments
• choking management
• CPR (Adults, Children & Infants)
• correctly using an AED (Automated External Defibrillators) 
• controlling deadly bleeding
• shock management
• positioning patients
• bone and joint injuries
• respiratory problems
• allergic reactions
• seizures
• head & spinal injuries
• diabetic emergencies
• cold related injuries
• burns, scalds and injuries caused by electricity
• additional specific first aid topics on illness and injuries.

Emphasis is also placed on personal protection including using pocket masks for rescue breathing.