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AED & Medical Gases (O2 & N2O2)
Administration Competent User |
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1 year. Lifeskills Medical Award, EIHS Approved, MTA
Approved, Resuscitation Council (UK) |
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Recognised. |
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| Course overview: |
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This combined course will train and certificate persons
in the correct use of AED's in |
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accordance with the
Resuscitation Council (UK) guidelines. It is suitable for
anyone who has |
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access to an AED and may respond to
a cardiac arrest situation. It also provides necessary
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knowledge and skills to enable the safe administration
of oxygen and nitrous oxide (Entonox) |
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by emergency
medical service & rescue personnel, and authorised
first aiders, as part of their |
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first aid role. |
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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 evidence of first
aid training undertaken (First Aid at |
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Work or equivalent
standard). |
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Basic life support, basic airway management, chain of
survival, requirements of an AED |
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programme, protocols
and procedures, AED safety precautions, reporting
resuscitation |
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attempts, O2 and N2O2 equipment checks
and assembly, O2 and N2O2 administration . |
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procedures
and delivery systems, risk assessment, hazards
precautions and contra indications |
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when using O2 and
N2O2, using manual and automatic aspirators,
administration procedures |
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Emergency Medical Technician |
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| Validation: |
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2 years. Lifeskills Medical Award, EIHS Approved, MTA
Approved. This course is accepted by |
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IHCD as an
instructors certificate for personnel who wish to
instruct on the IHCD FPOS Basic & |
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Intermediate
course. |
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| Course overview: |
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This course provides increased knowledge and skills in
the assessment and management of |
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medical and
trauma emergencies in the pre-hospital environment,
using techniques and |
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equipment beyond the scope of
basic first aid. It is suitable for any person who may
have to |
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manage medical or trauma patients in the prehospital
care role, in particular - emergency |
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medical
service and rescue personnel, on-site company
ambulance staff and first aiders who |
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wish to extend
their basic skills. |
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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 evidence of first
aid training undertaken (First Aid at |
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Work or an
equivalent standard), and held for a minimum of 1 year. |
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Basics of mechanism of injury, airway management,
oxygen and Entonox administration, |
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primary &
secondary patient assessment, vital signs monitoring,
angina & myocardial |
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infarction, chest abdominal & limb
trauma, cardiogenic & hypovolaemic shock, anaphylaxis,
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drowning, AED protocols, application of splints, head &
spinal trauma, spinal immobilisation |
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using long spinal
boards, orthopaedic scoop stretchers, KED's, head
blocks, management of |
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asthma diabetes & seizures,
burns management, management of a cerebrovascular
accident, |
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injury in pregnancy, triage systems, IV fluids. |
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First Person On Scene (FPOS) Intermediate |
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| Validation: |
3 years. Edexcel IHCD Award. |
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| Course overview: |
This IHCD course is designed to give increased
knowledge and skills to those involved in pre- |
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hospital
care to help enable them to manage the ill or injured
casualty within the first few |
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minutes until handover to a
medical service. |
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| Course length: |
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: |
All applicants should be able to show, as a minimum,
evidence of first aid training undertaken |
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(First Aid at
Work or equivalent standard). |
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| Course includes: |
Pre-hospital environment, scene management, patient
assessment, primary survey, safe |
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moving & handling,
respiration & airway management, oro-pharyngeal
airways, O2 |
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supplementation, basic life support,
defibrillation, heart rhythms, circulation & shock,
medical |
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& trauma related emergencies. |
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Immediate Life Support |
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| Validation: |
1 year. Resuscitation Council (UK) Award |
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| Course overview: |
This course provides increased knowledge and skills in
the assessment and management of |
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basic life support,
airway management and safe defibrillation. Designed to
train emergency |
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healthcare personnel as members of
the cardiac arrest team. It is also suitable for personnel |
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required to manage patients in cardiac arrest until the
arrival of trauma trained personnel. |
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| Course length: |
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: |
All applicants should be able to show, as a minimum,
evidence of first aid training undertaken |
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(First Aid at
Work or equivalent standard). |
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| Course includes: |
Introduction of cardiac arrest rhythms, universal
algorithms, basic life support, airway management,
ventilation techniques, drug delivery. |
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Incident Management Operational Response |
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| Validation: |
Lifeskills Medical investigation & report |
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| Course overview: |
This course tests and assesses procedures and actions
of incident managers in charge of |
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rescue personnel,
and first aid teams in their normal workplace in
situations using scenarios |
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prepared by our instructors
using live simulated casualties. Triage prioritising at
major |
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incident situations, and management of trauma
and rescue is assessed. |
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| Course length: |
1 day. Course held on client's premises. |
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| Requirements: |
None, this course is designed for medium to large
organisations that have a number of first |
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aiders or an
emergency medical service on site. |
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| Course includes: |
Risk assessment & procedures for emergencies,
simulated workplace accidents, identifying |
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response
times, procedural problems, assessing rescue & first
aid procedures, assessing |
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operational management &
leadership of the situation. Scenario debrief includes |
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recommended procedural and skills training. |
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NEW 2010 |
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Basic Life Support Paediatric Education for
Prehospital Professionals (BLS - 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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Recognised. |
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Course overview: |
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This course is designed to give prehospital providers
the 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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how to better assess and manage ill or injured children
by determining how sick is this child?, |
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how quickly do I
need to act?, what is this child's physiological problem?
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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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 evidence of first
aid training undertaken (First Aid at |
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Work or equivalent
standard). |
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Course includes: |
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Paediatric assessment, child development, airway
procedures, spinal stabilization, child and |
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family
interaction, children with special health care needs,
trauma, child maltreatment, |
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respiratory emergencies,
emergency delivery and newborn stabilization,
cardiovascular |
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emergencies, medical emergencies,
scenario skill practice. |
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NEW 2010 |
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HSE Approved Offshore First Aid (OFAR) |
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Validation: |
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3 years. Lifeskills Medical Award Health & Safety
Executive Approved. MTA Approved, |
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Resuscitation
Council (UK) Recognised. |
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Course overview: |
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This course complies with the Offshore Installations and
Pipeline Works (First Aid) Regulations |
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1989. Offshore
personnel are trained to a standard where they can
administer basic First Aid |
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on their own and provide
assistance to the Offshore Medic when necessary. |
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Course length: |
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4 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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None. |
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Course includes: |
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Basic life support, CPR, AED's, use and maintenance of
manual resuscitators, manual suction |
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devices,
oropharyngeal airways and oxygen supplies, treatment
of injuries to bones, muscles |
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and joints, assessment
and treatment of shock, bleeding, management of the
unconscious |
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patient, hypothermia, hyperthermia,
effects of immersion, poisons encountered offshore, |
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treatment dressing & immobilisation of injuries, burns,
eye injuries, smoke & hot gas |
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inhalation, assessment
and treatment of common major and minor illnesses,
personal |
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hygiene, universal hygiene procedures, patient
transport and an understanding of the |
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difficulties of
transport by helicopter, the management of a patient
during flight, stabilisation of |
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a patient before transport,
safe use of Entonox, effective communications in an
emergency, |
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record keeping, use of first aid equipment. |
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