First Aid Training gives you the tools to respond quickly

I was not expecting to see my name in the media anytime soon. It was a nice surprise to pick up the paper on the way home and come across this story:

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By LCdr Timothy J. McDermott
Underwater Warfare / Submarine Resecue
Trident Newspaper, 23 January 2006, page 12
http://www.tridentnews.ca/Health.asp?ID=147

On a weekend drive in the country, you come across the scence of a motorcycle accident. An adult male is lying in a roadside ditch. You observe the rider is unconscious. He may have suffered a neck or spinal injury. He has a broken leg with pieces of the bone sticking out through his skin. He has a severe laceration to his face and chest and a partial amputation of one of his forearms. There is no one else around. The closest fire station and ambulance are more than 30kms away. You are on your own.

Do you know what to do? If you've undergone first aid training under the instruction of CPO1 Ken Lane, PO1 Les Adams, PO2 Dave Watts or LS Tom Beveridge, then you know what the next step is and you've practiced that scenario and many others. The Advanced Medical First Responder course is an intense 10 day course designed to train ship's casualty clearing team members to deal with medical emergencies.

Participants covered include everything from treating diabetic shock to gunshot wounds and amputations to using pressure demand oxygen delivery systems and automatic external defibrillation devices. The course combines lectures, hands-on practical demonstrations and some very realistic casualty simulations. MARLANT takes the St John Ambulance material and adds several days worth of additional training scenarios to reinforce the lessons learned. Students face a variety of medical scenarios that can leave those with weak stomachs wishing they had skipped lunch.

Students who successfully complete the course return to their ships with the knowledge, training and confidence required to become an effective member of the ship's casualty clearing organization.
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