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2010 REVISED |
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Management of Ballistic Injuries |
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2 years. Lifeskills Medical Award, EIHS Approved, MTA Approved. |
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| Course overview: |
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This course gives specific information regarding the mechanisms, recognition of, and first aid |
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management of ballistic injuries. It is suitable for police firearms personnel, firefighters, |
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rescue personnel, firearms and ordnance range staff, or anyone who may have to provide |
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immediate care for a casualty with blast or projectile injuries. It is designed to supplement |
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knowledge and skills to persons already trained to EMT level or equivalent. |
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2 days. Course held at Lifeskills Medical EMS Training Centre Stafford, or on Client's own site |
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| Requirements: |
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All applicants should be able to show, as a minimum,
evidence of first aid training undertaken |
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equivalent standard. |
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Dangers associated with hostile environments,
common types of ballistic projectiles, |
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mechanisms of
injury from high/low velocity projectiles and blast,
casualty triage & primary |
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survey, airway management,
oro & naso pharyngeal airways, oxygen administration,
control |
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of serious bleeding, amputation & avulsion,
hypovolaemic shock, chest trauma, abdominal |
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trauma,
cervical spine immobilisation, management of burns,
first aid equipment for ballistic |
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incidents. |
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HSE Approved Offshore Medic |
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| Validation: |
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3 years. Lifeskills Medical Award Health & Safety
Executive Approved. MTA Approved, |
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Council (UK) Recognised. |
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| Course overview: |
This course complies with the Offshore Installations and
Pipeline Works (First Aid) Regulations |
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1989. On an
installation or vessel, offshore medics provide first aid,
and treatment of illness, |
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which may include acute
medical and surgical conditions requiring immediate
skilled |
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treatment, and an understanding of the
complexities and hazards of diving operations. |
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| Course length: |
20 days (4 x 5 days). Course held at Lifeskills Medical
EMS Training Centre Stafford, or |
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modular learning. |
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| Requirements: |
Minimum 3 years experience as a Registered General
or Enrolled Nurse, a Military Medic Army |
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CMT, Navy
MA, Air Force MA, a State Registered Paramedic or an
Operating Department |
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Practitioner (fully qualified). |
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Suspension trauma, throbolysis, BLS, ALS (UK
Resuscitation Council Accredited), IV |
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cannulation,
intubation, urinary catheterisation, chest drain insertion,
ENT conditions, dental |
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first aid, ECG recognition, CIEH
health & safety, triage, ENT, pharmacology, suturing &
wound |
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care, emergency psychiatric conditions,
communications skills, helicopter medicine. |
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| 2010 REVISED |
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Emergency Medical Technician - Advanced |
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| Validation: |
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2 years. Lifeskills Medical Award, EIHS Approved, MTA
Approved. |
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| Course overview: |
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This course provides intensive knowledge and skills in
rapid assessment of the critical trauma |
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patient,
treatment of shock and hypoxaemia, and rapid
transportation to an appropriate |
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hospital. It is suitable
for healthcare professionals and pre-hospital
emergency medical |
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service personnel at Emergency
Medical Technician level or above. |
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| Course length: |
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5 days. Course held at Lifeskills Medical EMS Training
Centre Stafford, or on Client's own site |
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subject to
suitable training facilities being available. |
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| Requirements: |
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All applicants should be able to show, as a minimum,
evidence of first aid training undertaken |
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at EMT or
equivalent standard, and held for a minimum of 1 year. |
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Key concepts of advanced life support provision, patient
consent, blood and body fluid |
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precautions, advanced
evaluation of the incident scene, advanced kinematics of
injury, |
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advanced assessment of the trauma patient,
advanced airway management, shock evaluation
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management & peripheral IV access, paediatric
trauma, intra-osseous access and fluid |
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replacement,
advanced management of head, spinal, chest and
abdominal trauma, needle |
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thoracentesis, revised GCS &
other patient evaluation scales, advanced management
of burns |
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and extremity trauma, ALS revised protocols,
cardiology, 3 lead ECG & manual defibrillation, |
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blood
glucose testing, altered mental state, breathing
disorders, pulmonary embolism, |
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emergency child birth,
use of incubators, managing dialysis patients,
management of |
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laryngectomy patients. |
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Advanced Life Support Paediatric Education
for Prehospital Professionals (ALS - PEPP) |
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| Validation: |
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2 years. American Academy of Paediatrics, MTA
Approved. Resuscitation Council (UK) |
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| Course overview: |
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This course is gives prehospital providers the advanced
education, skills, and confidence they |
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need to effectively
treat pediatric patients. Developed by the American
Academy of |
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Paediatrics, the course provides a
comprehensive source of prehospital medical
information |
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for the emergent care of infants and
children. The course teaches prehospital professionals |
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advanced skills in better assessing and managing ill or
injured children. This is a |
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comprehensive, innovative,
and highly visual course with case-based lectures, live
action |
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video, hands-on skills stations, and small group
scenarios |
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| Course length: |
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2 days. Course held at Lifeskills Medical EMS Training
Centre Stafford, or on Client's own site |
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subject to
suitable training facilities being available. |
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| Requirements: |
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All applicants should be able to show evidence of
Emergency Medical Technician training (or |
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an
equivalent standard), and held for a minimum of 1 year. |
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Paediatric assessment, child development, airway
procedures, spinal stabilization, vascular |
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access skills,
child and family interaction, children with special health
care needs, trauma, |
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child maltreatment, respiratory
emergencies, emergency delivery and newborn
stabilization, |
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cardiovascular emergencies, medical
emergencies, toxic exposures, sudden infant death |
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syndrome (SIDS), death of a child scenario skill practice. |
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| 2010 REVISED |
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Wilderness First Aid
& Remote Areas Casualty Care |
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| Validation: |
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2 years. Lifeskills Medical Award, EIHS Approved, MTA Approved. |
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This course provides specific information on casualty care in remote environments, and |
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problems, where access to further medical aid may be several hours away. Suitable for media |
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personnel, non-governmental organisation personnel, relief and aid agency workers, |
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expedition medics etc, or anyone who may have to provide immediate care for a casualty in |
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any remote area, or in an area of extremes of temperature, earthquake, or other natural |
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disaster. It is designed to supplement knowledge and skills to persons already trained to EMT |
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level or equivalent. |
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| Course length: |
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1 day. Course held at Lifeskills Medical EMS Training
Centre Stafford, or on Client's own site |
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subject to
suitable training facilities being available. |
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| Requirements: |
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All applicants should be able to show, as a minimum,
evidence of first aid training undertaken |
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at EMT or
equivalent standard. |
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Remote areas environmental considerations, medical
support planning & preparation, casualty |
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primary
survey and triage, airway management, oro & nasopharyngeal
airways, serious |
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bleeding control ,
hypovolaemic shock, chest & abdominal trauma,
cervical spine |
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immobilisation, burns management,
rescue & transport considerations, heat illness, cold |
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injuries, bites & stings, altitude problems, nutrition &
hydration, long term patient assessment |
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& monitoring,
first aid equipment for remote environments. |
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Advanced Life Support |
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Validation: |
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4 years. Resuscitation Council (UK) Award. |
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Course overview: |
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This course prepares senior members of a multidisciplinary
team to manage peri-arrest |
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situations and
treat the patient until transfer to a critical care area.
The management of |
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cardiac arrest situations, including
decision making and effective communication with the
team |
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and the patient’s relatives is included. This course
is designed for healthcare professionals |
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who would be
expected to apply the skills taught as part of their
clinical duties, or to teach |
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them on a regular basis e.g.
A&E, CCU, ICU, HDU, operating theatres, medical
admissions |
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units, or on the cardiac arrest/medical
emergency team and paramedics. |
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Course length: |
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2 days. Course held at Lifeskills Medical EMS Training
Centre Stafford, |
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Requirements: |
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All applicants must hold a current clinical appointment
and professional healthcare qualification |
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e.g. medical
doctor, RGN, SR paramedic. Candidates must be
competent in performing |
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effective basic life support. |
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Course includes: |
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ALS in perspective, causes & prevention of cardiac
arrest, acute coronary syndromes. ALS |
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universal
treatment algorithm, post resuscitation care, airway
management, monitoring, |
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rhythm recognition & 12-lead
ECG defibrillation (paddles & hands free pads),
tachycardias & |
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bradycardias, blood gases, cardiac
arrest management (CAS Teach), cardiac arrest in
special |
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circumstances (immersion/submersion,
including hypothermia, pregnancy, poisoning, asthma, |
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anaphylaxis, hypovolaemia), ethics, DNAR, legal aspects. |
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