This course has a 2-days program that includes various first aid techniques to use in a hostile environment.
- Duration
- 2 days
- Prerequisites
- good physical health, ease with water
- Aimed to
- all those who have the necessity of specific first aid training in hostile environment, such as firefighters, civil protection, alpine guides, other guides, etc.
This program was elaborated for those who operate in outdoor environment and may need to intervene for a first aid or rescue in a complex scenery.
A life-saving maneuver near a river has different problems than doing it by the road. A traumatized victim on a rocky slope has different intervention procedures than another context. Also the needed equipment changes from a location to another. It is therefore important to acquire specific skills when operating outdoor.
The program includes both a theoretical lesson and a practical simulation in water, all the techniques are recognized by ILCOR, ERC, IRC ( European and Italian Resuscitation Council), which regulates emergency teams’ interventions.
This program includes BLS-D Course (Basic Life Support - defibrillator) and PHTC Course (Pre-Hospital Trauma Care Course) contents in arduous context: victim stabilization, use of tools we can use instead of medical devices if not reachable.
There will be also a simulation on mannequins (adult and newborn) to learn different techniques and defibrillator.
What will be acquired
- PHTC certificate
- BLS-D certificate
- Specialization in first aid in hostile environment
- Information and formation on river approaching and movement on slanted surface
NOTES
- It is possible to integrate OXYGEN administration in case of emergency
- It is possible to integrate various programs of river rescue or safety on workplace
