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First Aid

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First Aid is a one-day course taught at our Club House.  Duration is 8 hours.

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​Tea, coffee & biscuits provided.

 

It covers all the usual first aid subjects, but from a boating perspective. It is aimed at anyone who goes afloat, whether on inland waters, rivers, estuaries or on cross channel passages.

 

In a medical emergency a little first aid knowledge and immediate action can save lives, especially in remote locations. This one-day course is designed to provide a working knowledge of first aid for people using small craft and to support skippers.

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The subjects specific to boating include:

  • the recovery position in a confined space

  • CPR, including the drowning protocol

  • cold shock and hypothermia from immersion and/or exposure

  • seasickness and dehydration

  • medical assistance or advice by VHF

  • helicopter rescue

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View the First Aid syllabus for course content here.

 

 As part of the course you are also provided with the

Red Cross First Aid manual {worth £12.99) to take away.

 

If you require further information

please contact us at: courses@twickenhamyc.org

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Click for Terms and Conditions

 

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