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Overview

Provide First Aid in a Remote Situation (previously known as Level 3/Advanced Remote First Aid) is a short course designed to develop the knowledge and skills required to provide life support measures over longer periods before outside medical assistance arrives and to extend practical skills in injury management.

This Provide First Aid in a Remote Situation for Ocean Yachting course was developed in collaboration between the ORCV and The Benchmarque Group and combines Nationally Recognised Training that has been customised with expert marine input from the ORCV into the course delivery and structure. It focuses on First Aid scenarios that may confront offshore yachties. The course is highly interactive, practical and not classroom focused. It provides plenty of opportunity to ask question of the facilitators and practice relevant marine first aid skills as well as interact with other sailors.

Provide First Aid in a Remote Situation is based around preparation for remote situations, basic medical documentation, working in conjunction with medical and emergency services and administration of medicines on advice from authorised medical personnel. Knowledge is applied to yachting specific first aid scenarios and the unique challenges sailors may be presented with when applying first aid while onboard a yacht at sea.

Provide First Aid in a Remote Situation is highly recommended for the extensive practical skills and overall benefit and safety it provides for participants in offshore racing and cruising scenarios. As a pre-requisite for this course, you must hold an Apply First Aid certificate of attainment.

Outcomes

Participants will receive two certificates

1. Nationally accredited HTLFA302C Provide First Aid in a Remote Situation Statement of Attainment, valid for three years (with annual CPR update).
2. A Certificate of Competency for the Extended theory and practical skills for Ocean Yachting.

Pre-requisites 

• A current Apply First Aid with a Yachting Focus Certificate from The Benchmarque Group or equivalent Apply First Aid Certificate (previously Level 2/Senior) with another provider.
• If you have an equivalent current Apply First Aid Certificate with another provider, you will need to complete a Benchmarque Group First Aid Assessment. The assessment itself is 50 questions and should not take more than 30 minutes to complete prior to commencement of the course.   This prior assessment will be sent out a week in advance of the Provide First Aid in a Remote Situation course.

Course Outline

Preparation for remote situations Basic medical documentation Providing first aid in a remote situation Working in conjunction with medical and emergency services Administration of medicines on advice from authorised medical personnel Extended skills for Ocean Yachting - theory and practical Wound management - dressings, closures: tapes, glue, staples and sutures Limb stabilisation - splinting and immobilisation, dislocations: elbow, shoulder, patella, ankle, managing open fractures, cervical spine management, applying stiff collars. Giving injections - drawing up medication, syringe and needle sizes, injection locations Airway management - inserting an oropharyngeal airway Hyper/Hypothermia - heating and cooling techniques and equipment Understanding Medications What's in my Yachting Australia Special Regulations Category 1 and 2 First Aid kit?

Competency

To achieve competency in this program, you must:

• Notebook and pens.
• Lunch (also available from local shops).
• Change for parking meters. Limited parking may be available on the grounds.
• Comfortable clothing.
• Each participant will receive a textbook on the day: "First Aid and Wilderness Medicine"
   

Duration

The designated eight-hour classroom day.

Dates, Location, Times, Parking

Classroom. Level 3, South Yarra Sports Centre (Melbourne High School), Sunday 19th August, 2012, from 0830 to 1730hrs.

South Yarra Sports Centre (Pool/Gymnasium/Classrooms) is part of Melbourne High School on Chapel Street, South Yarra (near cnr Alexandra Avenue and next door to Lamborghini Melbourne). Melways Ref: 58 E2. See HERE.

Vehicle entry and some parking in school grounds - enter from Alexandra Ave.

Cost

$235.00 for ORCV members and $270.00 for non ORCV members

Enrolment/Registration

Places in this course are limited and can not be reserved. The only way to ensure your place is to Enrol and pay the correct fee.

Click on the Register Now! button below for online registration:

Sunday 19 August, 2012:

 

 

Course Presenters

The Benchmarque Group is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO No. 21824) specialising in the delivery of a range of accredited courses. All trainers are specialist, qualified Emergency Nurses or Advanced Life Support Ambulance Officers, currently working in their field.

Course Materials

Pocket First Aid and Wilderness Medicine covers prevention, planning and survival, and deals with most of the problems encountered in the wilderness ranging from altitude illness to tropical diseases, from accident and emergency response to venomous creatures of land and sea. As well as first aid it also explains how to continue to give care for hours or days after the event. There is a valuable chapter on how to make a diagnosis and a medication chart with the indications, dosage and side effects of the medications mentioned in the text. It is written in plain English, avoiding medical jargon and, despite its comprehensive coverage and 250 pages, still manages to be pocket size.

Additional Information

For any queries, please contact ORCV Office on (03) 9689 1622 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   

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