GWO Enhanced First Aid (EFA)
Help sustain life at an offshore and remote location by increasing your first aid skills and capabilities.
Increase your first aid capabilities with our GWO EFA course. The GWO Enhanced First Aid (EFA) course is valid for 2 years and covers a vast array of advanced first
aid and medical competencies. Within the 3 day course, delegates will learn how to safely display and administer enhanced first aid techniques in a renewables environment. This course is supported by scenario-based training.
Next Available Course: Available on request
Duration: 3 Days
Validation: 2 Years
Awarding Body: GWO
Price per course (max 6): £2340 +VAT
Course Benefits
- Ability to safely administer immediate enhanced first aid
- Increased response times – greater responsibility to sustain life on remote and offshore workers
- Advanced airway management
- Casualty packaging
- Increased competency levels
- Legal responsibilities
- Able to treat a patient promptly
- Limit effects of major trauma
- Ability to safely administer immediate enhanced first aid
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the importance of carrying out basic and enhanced first aid in a safe manner
- Act as a leader in first aid circumstances
- Administer safe, effective and immediate lifesaving and enhanced first aid measures to save lives and provide assistance in remote areas using advanced emergency equipment and medical tele-consultation
- Prepare the casualty for transfer to a nominated evacuation/rescue point at the location
- Request medical/rescue assistance by providing a concise and relevant report of the casualty’s condition
- The delivery of immediate enhanced first aid to stabilise a casualty
Course Syllabus
- Advanced Airway Management
- Burns
- Oxygen Therapy
- Resuscitation
- Introduction to Trauma
- Casualty Vital Signs
- Practical Packaging Skills
- Bleeds and Wounds
- Body Temperature Extremes
- Medical Emergencies
- Pain Relief and Management
- Trauma Management
- Various Practical First Aid Scenarios
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