Course description
This Aviation First Aid Course equips aircrew with the essential skills and knowledge to provide lifesaving first aid in emergency situations. Designed specifically for aviation environments, our comprehensive 1-day course covers the most appropriate methods of dealing with incidents in the air and on the ground before emergency services arrive.
Our experienced trainers will guide participants through practical exercises, demonstrating the correct methods for administering first aid in aircraft environments, and ensuring that they develop competency in key techniques such as Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and the use of Automated External Defibrillation (AED) equipment.
Compliant with EASA and UK CAA regulations, our course is ideal for flight crew, cabin crew, operational staff, air traffic controllers, maintenance personnel and ground handling staff. Upon completion, participants will have the skills and knowledge to confidently supply competent aid to the sick and injured in all inflight and ground situations.
Choose to attend the course at our training centre in the UK or opt for in-company delivery at your location.
We offer a range of flexible training options to meet your organisation and regulatory requirements:
- Classroom based instructor led training courses at our UK training centre.
- Live online sessions through our advanced Learning Management System.
- In-company training options at your location.
Programme details
Typical syllabus
- Course introduction
- Introduction to first aid theory
- Healthcare for the individual crew member
- Physiological effects of flying
- Principles of first aid and the role of a first-aider
- Treating conscious and unconscious, breathing casualties
- Treating unresponsive, not breathing casualties
- Basic Life Support (BLS), defibrillation and AED
- Choking
- Dealing with common first aid incidents including shock, cardiac arrest, chest pain, stroke, asthma, diabetes, seizures, anaphylactic shock, fainting and hyperventilation
- Gastrointestinal disturbances - food poisoning and air sickness
- Contamination of the skin/eyes by aviation fuel or other fluid
- The contents and use of onboard first aid kits
- Oxygen administration (if applicable)
- Travel health and hygiene including malaria
- Practical training - choking, recovery position, CPR and AED
- General synopsis
- Questions
- Certification
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The course content meets the requirements of ICAO, EASA, FAA and most regulatory bodies worldwide. The course content and case studies can be customised to meet the needs of your operation. Please contact us to discuss any specific requirements.
This course can be delivered via in-person instructor led training (ILT) or virtual instructor led training (VILT). For commercial operatioins some regulatory bodies require in-person training. Please contact us for further information.
Global Air Training is the market leading specialist in Human Factors training. You can be sure that our facilitators are experienced experts in the field. We are the only ISO9001 accredited Human Factors training provider.
Please contact us for a quote for intructor led training to meet your specific requirements.
On completion we provide certification to agreed regulatory standards as applicable.
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