MFA- Medical first aid

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About Course

Learn essential medical first aid skills to respond effectively to emergencies and provide immediate care onboard ships.

Course Content

First Aid

  • First Aid
  • Priorities
  • General principles of first aid aboard ship
  • Unconscious casualties
  • Basic life support: artificial respiration and heart compression
  • Severe bleeding
  • Shock
  • Clothing on fire
  • Heat burns and scalds
  • Electrical burns and electrocution
  • Chemical splashes
  • Fractures
  • Dislocations
  • Head injuries
  • Blast injuries
  • Internal bleeding
  • Choking
  • Suffocation
  • Strangulation
  • Transporting a casualty
  • First aid satchels or boxes

Toxic hazards of chemicals, including poisoning

Examination of the Patient

Care of the Injured

Medical care of castaways and rescued persons

External assistance

Advice on medicines