First aid

[BFMF]

In the Army, i've done a considerable amount of first aid training, ranging from splinting limbs, gunshot wounds, massive trauma, shock prevention & treatment, heat/cold weather injuries, NBC, casualty evacuation, radio nine line requests,

[expat]

It's mandatory in my line of work to have a first aid certificate and a training in the basics of firefighting.

It's a mandatory annual tick for the UK military too. All the basic stuff, plus a little bit of added content into a few injuries that don't apply to everyday first aiders and their courses.

Still have all that at the back of my head. Last year we got a practical exercise, one of the guys I work with was reversed over by a forklift. It was only a hanging lump of flesh that stopped him from carrying it under his arm to the hospital. It is amazing what comes back to you when it is required.

Matt

PS The wonders of medical science and a long stay in hospital, he is back on that leg and only with a slight limp!!

[C]

It's mandatory in my line of work to have a first aid certificate and a training in the basics of firefighting.

It's a mandatory annual tick for the UK military too. All the basic stuff, plus a little bit of added content into a few injuries that don't apply to everyday first aiders and their courses.

Still have all that at the back of my head. Last year we got a practical exercise, one of the guys I work with was reversed over by a forklift. It was only a hanging lump of flesh that stopped him from carrying it under his arm to the hospital. It is amazing what comes back to you when it is required.

We get the extra value course now. With everybody expecting to be deployed to the 'Stan at some stage, and the increased mess out there, even in the time I've been in the course has changed quite a lot (not to mention it changes every year as another pillock doctor changes the "rescue breath" to "chest compressions" ratio. Again).

I don't suppose a decade ago when they did the courses, they didn't expect half the people receiving first aid (and the old "pat down" survey to find less obvious injuries) not to have significantly fewer limbs...

[machineman9]

30 compressions then 2 breathes, except after drowning where its the 2 breathes first. That is what we get taught. Here comes the argument on that one 

[expat]

[quote]30 compressions then 2 breathes, except after drowning where its the 2 breathes first. That is what we get taught. Here comes the argument on that one

[machineman9]

[quote][quote]30 compressions then 2 breathes, except after drowning where its the 2 breathes first. That is what we get taught. Here comes the argument on that one

[DaveSims]

[quote][quote][quote]30 compressions then 2 breathes, except after drowning where its the 2 breathes first. That is what we get taught. Here comes the argument on that one

[C]

[quote][quote]30 compressions then 2 breathes, except after drowning where its the 2 breathes first. That is what we get taught. Here comes the argument on that one

[expat]

[quote][quote][quote]30 compressions then 2 breathes, except after drowning where its the 2 breathes first. That is what we get taught. Here comes the argument on that one

[EVVFCX]

I have first aid, started about 30 years ago, have done diver rescue and first aid in water, one of many first aiders at work.
I work in Medical Physics in an hospital.

Steve

[jrom]

You need a first aid course to attain GTM3 with CAP, so I have at least a course (or did I sit through a second one?).

8-)

[Meck]

Since we've got a compulsory military service here I had at least some basics about first aid.